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Temporal bone chemodectomas--comparing surgery and radiation therapy.

We reviewed the literature concerning curative treatment for chemodectomas of the temporal bone. Local control and complication rates were calculated from the published series for three therapeutic approaches: Surgery alone, radiation before or after surgery, and radiation alone. The local control rates were similar, 86%, 90%, and 93% respectively. Patients suffered a high rate of treatment-related morbidity following surgical excision of glomus jugulare lesions. Serious sequelae from radiation therapy were rare. We feel radiation therapy should be considered as primary treatment for glomus jugulare tumors.

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Radiation or surgery for chemodectoma of the temporal bone: a review of local control and complications.

For a presentation to the American College of Surgeons in November 1988, we reviewed the literature concerning primary management of glomus tympanicum and jugulare tumors. From the published series, we examined the local control and treatment-related morbidity for three therapeutic approaches: surgery alone, radiation before or after surgery, and radiation alone. The local control rates were similar, 86%, 90%, and 93%, respectively. Among the surgical series reporting complications, new cranial nerve deficits were common, especially with advanced lesions. Serious sequelae from radiation therapy were rare (2% to 3%). We feel radiation therapy should be considered as primary treatment for glomus jugulare.

Combined Modality Therapy↗