Jugular and vagal paragangliomas: systematic study of management with surgery and radiotherapy

C Suárez, JP Rodrigo, CC Bödeker, JL Llorente… - Head & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background The definitive treatment for head and neck paraganglioma (PG) is surgical
excision. Unfortunately, surgery, particularly of vagal paraganglioma (VPG;“glomus vagale”) …

Jugular foramen tumors: diagnosis and treatment

R Ramina, JJ Maniglia, YB Fernandes, JR Paschoal… - Neurosurgical …, 2004 - thejns.org
Object Jugular foramen tumors are rare skull base lesions that present diagnostic and
complex management problems. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a series of …

A meta-analysis of tumor control rates and treatment-related morbidity for patients with glomus jugulare tumors

ME Ivan, ME Sughrue, AJ Clark, AJ Kane… - Journal of …, 2011 - thejns.org
Object Because of the rarity of glomus jugulare tumors, a variety of treatment paradigms are
currently used. There is no consensus regarding the optimal management to control tumor …

Comparison of radiosurgery and conventional surgery for the treatment of glomus jugulare tumors

ON Gottfried, JK Liu, WT Couldwell - Neurosurgical focus, 2004 - thejns.org
Object The optimal management of glomus jugulare tumors remains controversial. Available
treatments were once associated with poor outcomes and significant complication rates …

Glomus jugulare tumor: tumor control and complications after stereotactic radiosurgery

RL Foote, BE Pollock, DA Gorman… - Head & Neck …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Background We evaluated toxicity and long‐term efficacy of stereotactic radiosurgery in
patients with symptomatic or progressive glomus jugulare tumors. Methods Twenty‐five …

Tumors of the jugular foramen: diagnosis and management

R Ramina, JJ Maniglia, YB Fernandes… - Operative …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: Jugular foramen tumors are rare cranial base lesions that present diagnostic
and management difficulties. With the availability of new diagnostic procedures these tumors …

Stereotactic radiosurgery for glomus jugulare tumors

JA Jordan, PS Roland, C McManus… - The …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Objectives/Hypothesis: Surgery is considered to be the mainstay of treatment for
glomus jugulare tumors. A subset of patients are poor surgical candidates based on age …

Gamma Knife surgery for the management of glomus tumors: a multicenter study

JP Sheehan, S Tanaka, MJ Link, BE Pollock… - Journal of …, 2012 - thejns.org
Object Glomus tumors are rare skull base neoplasms that frequently involve critical
cerebrovascular structures and lower cranial nerves. Complete resection is often difficult and …

Glomus jugulare tumors: the option of gamma knife radiosurgery

M Gerosa, A Visca, P Rizzo, R Foroni, A Nicolato… - …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: Glomus jugulare tumors are generally considered slow-growing, benign
lesions. However, their pronounced local aggressiveness frequently results in severe …

Long-term results of irradiation for paraganglioma

AJ Krych, RL Foote, PD Brown, YI Garces… - International Journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
Purpose: The management of paragangliomas is controversial. Observation, surgery,
external-beam radiotherapy (EBRT), and stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) may, alone or in …