VOLUME 3 , ISSUE 1 ( January-April, 2011 ) > List of Articles
Suresh Sankhla, KP Morwani, Narayan Jayashankar
Keywords : Glomus jugulare,Gamma knife
Citation Information : Sankhla S, Morwani K, Jayashankar N. Should Gamma Knife be Offered as a Primary Treatment for a Resectable Glomus Jugulare Tumor?. Int J Otorhinolaryngol Clin 2011; 3 (1):71-74.
DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10003-1056
Published Online: 01-04-2011
Copyright Statement: Copyright © 2011; The Author(s).
Attempted total resections is the preferred treatment option in the management of glomus jugulare tumors in most subjects. In the elderly patients, it may be advisable to leave a tiny residue over the involved cranial nerve to preserve function. In a medically unfit and anesthetically high-risk subject observation with serial MRI scans is the preferred line of management. If in such a patient there occurs brainstem compression, it is prudent to only operate the intracranial part to relieve the compression explaining the very high-risk in this group. Radiotherapy is not to be offered as a primary treatment for glomus jugulare tumors.
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