Preoperative Endovascular Embolization of Glomus Jugulare Tumors: A Retrospective Case Series of 22 Embolizations in 20 Patients and Literature Review

Preoperative Endovascular Embolization of Glomus Jugulare Tumors: A Retrospective Case Series of 22 Embolizations in 20 Patients and Literature Review

Objective Glomus jugulare tumors, or tympanojugular paragangliomas, are rare, highly vascularized skull base tumors originated from paraganglion cells of the neural crest. With nonabsorbable embolic agents, embolization combined with surgery has become the norm. The authors assess the profile and ou...

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Main Authors: Matheus Kahakura Franco Pedro, André Giacomelli Leal, Ricardo Ramina, Murilo Sousa de Meneses
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2022-03-01
Series:Brazilian Neurosurgery
Subjects:
endovascular procedures
glomus jugulare
therapeutic embolization
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1739270

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