Skull base surgery for glomus jugulare tumors.

Abstract

Thirty-six patients with glomus jugulare tumors have been managed over a 13-year period using various combinations of skull base surgery and irradiation therapy. The data resulting from this study are presented; the techniques of diagnosis and treatment are reviewed. We conclude that irradiation therapy alone is a satisfactory form of treatment for elderly and poor-risk patients; preoperative x-ray therapy followed by skull base surgery is an effective treatment for younger patients.

• Authors: G Gardner, E W Cocke Jr, J H Robertson, R E Palmer 4th, A L Bellott Jr, C W Hamm
• Journal: The American journal of otology (Am J Otol) Vol. Suppl Pg. 126-34 (Nov 1985) ISSN: 0192-9763 [Print] United States
• PMID: 3000187 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Cerebral Angiography
• Combined Modality Therapy
• Embolization, Therapeutic
• Facial Nerve (physiopathology)
• Female
• Glomus Jugulare Tumor (diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, radiotherapy, surgery)
• Humans
• Middle Aged
• Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal (surgery)
• Postoperative Complications
• Preoperative Care
• Skull (surgery)
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed