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To assess long-term tumor control and clinical response following moderate-dose megavoltage radiation therapy for glomus tumors involving the temporal bone.

June 15, 1984CancerOpen Access

The treatment of glomus tumors in the temporal bone by megavoltage radiation

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BCBernard CummingsPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre FBFrancis A. BealePrincess Margaret Cancer Centre PGPeter G. GarrettHouston Methodist

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Cohort study reveals high local control after moderate-dose megavoltage radiation in temporal bone glomus tumors, suggesting lower doses suffice for disease management.

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To assess long-term tumor control and clinical response following moderate-dose megavoltage radiation therapy for glomus tumors involving the temporal bone.
Evaluated 45 patients with temporal bone glomus tumors treated with radiation therapy and monitored over a follow-up period of 3 to 23 years (median, 10 years).
Administered a primary radiation dose of 3500 cGy in 15 fractions over 3 weeks using a homolateral wedge technique on a megavoltage radiation apparatus.
Tumor recurrence or progression occurred in 3 of 45 patients over a median 10-year follow-up, with zero patient deaths attributable to uncontrolled glomus tumor.
A majority of patients achieved symptomatic relief following radiation, although objective neurological deficits typically remained unchanged or demonstrated only partial improvement.

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Cummings et al. (1984) studied this question.

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Cohort study reveals high local control after moderate-dose megavoltage radiation in temporal bone glomus tumors, suggesting lower doses suffice for disease management.

The treatment of glomus tumors in the temporal bone by megavoltage radiation

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