POSTOPERATIVE RADIOGRAPHIC EVALUATION AFTER ACOUSTIC NEUROMA AND GLOMUS-JUGULARE TUMOR REMOVAL

The role of postoperative radiographic follow-up of patients after aco ustic neuroma or glomus jugulare tumor removal is unclear and not stan dardized. The incidence of both lesions is rare and recurrence thought to be unusual. However, a patient with an acoustic neuroma arising in the same ear afflicted with a glomus jugulare tumor removed 5 years e arlier prompted a retrospective review of 999 acoustic neuroma and 98 glomus jugulare tumor patients. This review helps to determine the rol e and frequency of postoperative follow-up, not only to assess recurre nce of these lesions but to monitor for the possible development of po tential clinically silent new lesions.