title: [Jugular and tympanic paragangliomas].
abstract: Jugular and tympanic paragangliomas are the most frequent tumors of the middle ear. They appear as a reddish, pulsatile, retrotympanic mass. Patients complain from hearing loss and pulsatile tinnitus. Tumors are most often benign. Secretory forms are rare. Angio-MRI and CT-scan are gold standard. MIBG or octreotid scintigraphies are helpful to rule out multiple lesions. The treatment consists in surgery alone, radiotherapy alone or association of both. Often, embolisation prior to surgery decreases hemorrhagic risks. Vital prognosis is good. The functional outcome is critical in extensive tumors.
authors.affiliation: Service d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, HUG, 1211 Genève 14. Nils.Guinand@hcuge.ch
authors.forename: Nils
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Guinand
authors.forename: Jean-Philippe
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Guyot
authors.forename: Izabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kos
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D038781:Otoscopy; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*