title: 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.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005925:Glomus Jugulare Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010236:Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012886:Skull / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed