Role of radiation therapy in glomus tumor
Ferrara, P.; Cimino, A.; Tortorici, M.
American Journal of Otology 8(5): 390-395
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0192-9763 PMID: 2825525 Document Number: 293957
Since 1964, we have reported twenty-five cases of glomus tumors. Given the evolution of modern surgical technique, we have divided our cases into two groups. the first group includes patients seen from 1964 to 1975: sixteen cases, of whom eleven underwent successful radiotherapy, with a follow-up after ten years. Since 1975 we have ahdered to the following therapeutic principles: We have given radiotherapy (5000 rads in twenty-eight days) to patients older than 65 with glomus tumors that had invaded posterior and medial cranial fossa and carotid canal (type C-D, according to Fisch). We have operated on patients with glomus tumours type A-B. Patients treated since 1975 (N = 9) are in the second group.