Dealing with the jugular foramen; a case of dumbbellschwannoma
Abstract
A 57-year-oldpatient diagnosed witha right glomus jugularae was referred to the ENT unit TH/Anuradhapura for further management. Multi-disciplinary discussion and multi-modality imaging confirmed the diagnosis to be a jugular schwannoma. The Patient underwenttumour excision via a combined petro-occipital trans-sigmoidal approach withclose perioperative monitoring and post-operative rehabilitation.This article discusses the importance of a detailed history, examination and multimodality imaging for correct diagnosis of jugular foramen lesions which governs the selection of the surgical approach.
© 2018 A. Balasubramanium, D. A. D. G. Daminda, R. T. Rupasinghe, R. Zakeer, published by College of Otorhinolaryngologists and Head and Neck Surgeons of Sri Lanka
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