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Schwannomas of the jugular foramen.
Author(s) -
Horn Karl L.,
House William F.,
Hitselberger William E.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-198507000-00001
Subject(s) - jugular foramen , medicine , translabyrinthine approach , infratemporal fossa , schwannoma , cranial nerves , presentation (obstetrics) , posterior cranial fossa , lesion , radiology , surgery , skull , magnetic resonance imaging , cerebellopontine angle
Schwannomas of the jugular foramen are relatively uncommon tumors. The growth and initial presentation of these tumors are variable and may not be associated with neuropathies of cranial nerves IX, X and XI. Seven patients with jugular fossa schwannomas are presented. Auditory brain stem response, electronystagmogram, computed cranial tomography, and carotid angiography arc helpful in diagnosis and preoperative evaluation. The surgical approach should be individualized to the lesion and may include transmastoid with extended facial recess, translabyrinthine, retrolabyrinthine, and infratemporal/cervical approaches.