Abstract | PURPOSE: 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.
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Authors | J S Rosenbloom, I S Storper, J E Aviv, L Hacein-Bey, J N Bruce |
Journal | American journal of otolaryngology
(Am J Otolaryngol)
Vol. 20
Issue 3
Pg. 176-9
( 1999)
ISSN: 0196-0709 [Print] United States |
PMID | 10326755
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Female
- Giant Cell Tumor of Bone
(diagnosis, epidemiology, therapy)
- Humans
- Skull Neoplasms
(diagnosis, epidemiology, therapy)
- Temporal Bone
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