The role of radiation therapy in the treatment of glomus jugulare tumors
β Scribed by Thomas Simko; Thomas Griffin; Arthur Gerdes; Robert Parker; Donald Tesh; Willis Taylor
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1977
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 157 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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## Abstract ## BACKGROUND The optimal treatment for patients with glomus jugulare tumor (GJT) of the skull base remains controversial. Surgical excision is associated with a high incidence of cranial nerve injury, decreased quality of life, and high mortality. Fractionated radiotherapy is used to
Forty-five patients with glomus tumors in the temporal bone region were treated by radiation therapy. Only three patients had recurrence or progression of tumor during the follow-up period of 3 to 23 years (median, 10 years). No patient died from uncontrolled glomus tumor. The majority of patients n