Treatment Outcomes of Patients with Glomus Tympanicum Tumors Presenting with Pulsatile Tinnitus
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Subjects
2.2. Otoendoscopic and Radiological Evaluations
2.3. Subjective Evaluation
2.4. Objective Evaluation
2.5. Surgical Management
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics
3.2. Intraoperative Findings
3.3. Subjective Outcomes
3.4. Objective Outcomes
3.5. Complications
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Pt | Sex | Age (Year) | Site | Symptom Duration (Months) | Follow-Up Period (Months) | C.C | Preop PTA (dB) | Postop PTA (dB) | Preop NRS Score for Loudness | Postop NRS Score for Loudness |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | F | 39 | R | 3 | 49 | PT | 10.84 | 10 | N/A | N/A |
2 | F | 80 | L | 1 | 15 | PT | 29.17 | 32.5 | N/A | N/A |
3 | F | 80 | R | 1 | 7 | PT | 43.33 | 48.33 | N/A | N/A |
4 | F | 56 | R | 6 | 6 | PT | 9.17 | 12.5 | 5 | 1 |
5 | F | 68 | L | 12 | 5 | PT | 21.67 | 32.5 | 5 | 0 |
6 | F | 45 | R | 3 | 5 | PT | 22.5 (LFHL) | 10.83 | 8 | 0 |
7 | F | 34 | L | 11 | 38 | PT | 13.33 (LFHL) | 5 | 2 | 0 |
8 | F | 63 | R | 7 | 2 | PT | 24.17 | 29.17 | 2 | 0 |
9 | F | 52 | R | 0 | 15 | Incidentally | 7.5 | 10 | N/A | N/A |
10 | F | 38 | R | 0 | 26 | Incidentally | 3.33 | 6.67 | N/A | N/A |
11 | F | 77 | R | 0 | 2 | Incidentally | 42.5 | 42.5 | N/A | N/A |
12 | F | 41 | R | 5 | 73 | Otalgia | 7.5 | 8.33 | N/A | N/A |
13 | F | 63 | R | 10 | 12 | Otalgia | 34.17 | 36.67 | N/A | N/A |
Pt | Surgery | Preop. TFCA | Preop. Embolization | Feeding Vessel | Postop. Complications | Final Pathology |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Transcanal | N | N | Unknown | None | GTT |
2 | Retroauricular transcanal | N | N | Unknown | None | GTT |
3 | Endaural, T1 | Y | N | Distal small branch of the APA | None | GTT |
4 | Retroauricular | Y | N | Small petrous branch of the MMA | None | GTT |
5 | Endaural | Y | Y | Collateral vessels of the VA | None | GTT |
6 | Endaural, T1 | Y | N | Collateral vessels of the APA, IMA | Delayed FNP | GTT |
7 | Retroauricular transcanal | Y | Y | Collateral vessels of the APA | None | GTT |
8 | Endaural | Y | N | Small branch of the ECA | None | GTT |
9 | Endaural, T1 | N | N | Unknown | None | GTT |
10 | Retroauricular transcanal | N | N | Unknown | None | GTT |
11 | Endaural | N | N | Unknown | None | GTT |
12 | Endaural, T1 | N | N | Unknown | None | GTT |
13 | Endaural | N | N | Unknown | None | GTT |
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Lee, S.-J.; Lee, S.-Y.; An, G.-S.; Lee, K.; Choi, B.-Y.; Koo, J.-W.; Song, J.-J. Treatment Outcomes of Patients with Glomus Tympanicum Tumors Presenting with Pulsatile Tinnitus. J. Clin. Med. 2021, 10, 2348. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10112348
Lee S-J, Lee S-Y, An G-S, Lee K, Choi B-Y, Koo J-W, Song J-J. Treatment Outcomes of Patients with Glomus Tympanicum Tumors Presenting with Pulsatile Tinnitus. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2021; 10(11):2348. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10112348
Chicago/Turabian StyleLee, Seung-Jae, Sang-Yeon Lee, Gwang-Seok An, Kyogu Lee, Byung-Yoon Choi, Ja-Won Koo, and Jae-Jin Song. 2021. "Treatment Outcomes of Patients with Glomus Tympanicum Tumors Presenting with Pulsatile Tinnitus" Journal of Clinical Medicine 10, no. 11: 2348. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10112348