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Giant cell tumors of the jugular foramen.

AbstractPURPOSE:
To review the diagnosis and treatment of giant cell tumors of the jugular foramen.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
A typical case is reported. Symptoms, signs, and diagnostic studies are reviewed. Photomicrographs and angiographic studies showing the differences between these and glomus jugulare tumors are provided. A coherent approach to their management is presented.
RESULTS:
These hypervascular, traditionally radioresistant tumors may cause pulsatile tinnitus, conductive hearing loss, and lower cranial nerve paresis. Angiographic studies showed a hypervascular lesion supplied by numerous small branches of the external carotid artery, making embolization difficult. Complete resection was achieved by an infratemporal fossa approach with preoperative embolization.
CONCLUSION:
Giant cell tumors of the temporal bone may mimic glomus jugulare tumors with respect to anatomic location, cranial nerve deficits, and vascularity.
AuthorsJ S Rosenbloom, I S Storper, J E Aviv, L Hacein-Bey, J N Bruce
JournalAmerican journal of otolaryngology (Am J Otolaryngol) Vol. 20 Issue 3 Pg. 176-9 ( 1999) ISSN: 0196-0709 [Print] United States
PMID10326755 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)
Topics
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Giant Cell Tumor of Bone (diagnosis, epidemiology, therapy)
  • Humans
  • Skull Neoplasms (diagnosis, epidemiology, therapy)
  • Temporal Bone

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