Radiotherapy of paragangliomas.
From 1964 to 1980 28 patients with extensive paragangliomas were treated with radiation therapy. Nine patients had a carotid body tumour and 19 had a temporal bone tumour. During the 16 year period the radiation dose was gradually reduced from 60 Gy in 6 weeks to 40 Gy in 4 weeks. Continuous tumour control was achieved in all patients (follow-up 1.5-18 years) with no difference between glomus caroticum tumours and glomus tympanicum tumours, and complications were few, certainly when 40-50 Gy was given in 4-5 weeks.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002345:Carotid Body Tumor / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D013701:Temporal Bone