[The diagnosis and treatment of glomus jugulare tumors].
OBJECTIVE
To discuss the diagnosis and management of glomus jugulare tumors.


METHODS
Eighteen cases of jugulare tumors were reviewed. Eighteen different kinds of surgical approaches were selected and used in the eighteen cases,eight cases adjuvant therapies were investigated.


RESULTS
After the operation, complete resection was achieved in of the fourteen cases; two had a recurrence after three years; four patients with residual tumor had no changes after taking radiotherapy for three years.


CONCLUSIONS
Surgical approaches allow complete resection of the tumor. And preoperative embolization is able to reduce the operation time and blood loss. Radiotherapy is able to control the residual tumor.
Liang
Xiaojie
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Department of Otolaryngology, Beijing Army General Hospital, Beijing, 100700, China. zwj.000@163.com
Ye
Xing
X
Ji
Weigang
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005925:Glomus Jugulare Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged