AN UNUSUAL COMPLICATION OF GLOMUS-JUGULARE TUMOR RESECTION - A CASE-REPORT AND LITERATURE-REVIEW

Authors
VOWLES R MENDOZA N CHEESMAN A SYMON L
Citation
R. Vowles et al., AN UNUSUAL COMPLICATION OF GLOMUS-JUGULARE TUMOR RESECTION - A CASE-REPORT AND LITERATURE-REVIEW, Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 108(9), 1994, pp. 776-778
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology
Journal title
Journal of Laryngology and Otology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00222151
Volume
108
Issue
9
Year of publication
1994
Pages
776 - 778
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2151(1994)108:9<776:AUCOGT>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
A 47-year-old man presented, in 1990, with a short history of left-sid ed cerebellar ataxia. In 1986 he had undergone excision of a glomus ju gulare tumour. A magnetic resonance (MRI) scan demonstrated cerebellar herniation through a defect in his skull base. Surgical repair was un dertaken with resolution of his symptoms.