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MRI features in a malignant glomus jugulare tumour

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Alexandra C. Athanassopoulou ,
Labros L. Vlahos ,
Athanassios D. Gouliamos ,
Eliana D. Kailidou ,
John G. Papailiou  and
Smaragde S. Angeli
Alexandra C. Athanassopoulou*
Affiliation:
Areteion University Hospital, Athens, Greece
Labros L. Vlahos
Affiliation:
Areteion University Hospital, Athens, Greece
Athanassios D. Gouliamos
Affiliation:
Areteion University Hospital, Athens, Greece
Eliana D. Kailidou
Affiliation:
Areteion University Hospital, Athens, Greece
John G. Papailiou
Affiliation:
Saint Savas Hospital, Athens, Greece
Smaragde S. Angeli
Affiliation:
Saint Savas Hospital, Athens, Greece
*
A. Athanassopoulou, Department of Radiology, Areteion University Hospital, 76 Vas. Sophias Aye, GR-115 28 Athens, Greece
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Abstract

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features in a case of malignant glomus jugulare tumour are reported. Chemodectomas are benign in 95 per cent of cases and malignant in five per cent. Only one case report of CT findings in this unusual CP angle tumour with pulmonary metastases has been cited in the literature.

It is concluded that MRI can provide useful information about the nature of chemodectomas although it cannot dislinguish between benign and malignant tumours, except when regional lymph nodes are involved or when distant metastases exist.

Keywords

Magnetic resonance imagingParaganglioma, nonchromaffin
Type
Radiology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 107 , Issue 11 , November 1993 , pp. 1066 - 1069
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1993

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