Surgical Resection of Skull Base Glomus Jugulare Tumor via Posterolateral Approach after Preoperative Embolization of Ascending Pharyngeal Artery : A Case Report
Abstract:Glomus jugulare is slow growing, highly vascularized, histologically benign tumor. The authors report the case of huge glomus jugulare tumor treated by skull base surgical resection via posterolateral approach with preoperative embolization of ascending pharyngeal artery. A 59-year old female patient presented with symptoms of right side pulsatile tinnitus, hearing loss and hoarseness. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated an approximately 5.7 cm mass along the right jugular foramen, extension to right cereb… Show more
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