title: Glomus jugulare tumours. (A series of 21 cases).
abstract: Twenty-one cases of glomus jugulare tumours were analysed in retrospect. Six had been treated surgically, ten by irradiation, and five by a combination of incomplete surgical excision followed by irradiation. Recurrences appeared in four cases, but no patient has died of the tumour during the follow-up period which is from a few months to eleven years. Metastases were not found in any case. The optimal time of irradiation in combined treatment is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003638:Deafness / Q000209:etiology; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000601:surgery; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005925:Glomus Jugulare Tumor / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D010236:Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / Q000628:therapy*; D011867:Radioisotope Teletherapy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes