Radiotherapy for jugulo-tympanic paragangliomas (Glomus jugulare tumours)

Sixty patients with glomus jugulare tumour, seen at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, over forty years, have been reviewed. The term 'jugulo-tympanic paraganglioma' is suggested as a more accurate name for these tumours. The following simple classification is recommended: Group I tumours (tympanic paragangliomas) are those with or without VIIth nerve palsy, but with no other cranial nerve involvement. Group II tumours (jugular paragangliomas) …