Sampath Chandra Prasad1, Hassen Ait Mimoune, Flavia D'Orazio, Marimar Medina, Andrea Bacciu, Renato Mariani-Costantini, Paolo Piazza, Mario Sanna. 1. *Department of Otology and Skull Base Surgery, Gruppo Otologico, Piacenza-Rome; †Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Otolaryngology Unit, University-Hospital of Parma, Parma; ‡Unit of General Pathology, Aging Research Center (Ce.S.I.), G. d'Annunzio University Foundation, Chieti; §Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, G. d'Annunzio University, Chieti; and ∥Department of Otolaryngology, University of Chieti, Italy.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To define the role of wait-and-scan and radiotherapy (RT) in the treatment of temporal bone paragangliomas and to review the literature on the outcomes of RT as a treatment modality. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a retrospective and literature review. The records of 381 patients with 382 tumors between 1988 and 2012 were analyzed. Patients who were subjected to initial wait-and-scan or primary RT were analyzed for tumor response, facial, and lower cranial nerve status on follow-up (FU). RESULTS AND OBSERVATIONS: None of the 145 patients (38%) with Class A and B tumors were subjected to wait-and-scan or RT and all were operated on. Of the 237 patients (62%) with Class C and D tumors, 47 (19.8%) were subjected to an initial wait-and-scan policy and 1 (0.4%) underwent primary RT. In 24 patients subjected to wait-and-scan with a FU of less than 3 years, tumor remained stable in 22 patients (92%). In 12 patients with a FU between 3 and 5 years, the tumor remained stable or regressed in 10 patients (83%). In 11 patients with a FU of more than 5 years, the tumor remained stable or regressed in 5 patients (45%). A literature review of the results of RT did not conclusively prove that it was effective as a primary modality of treatment for temporal bone paragangliomas. CONCLUSION: In elderly patients with advanced tumors, a wait-and-scan approach is recommended, and RT is initiated only when fast-growing tumors are detected. There is insufficient evidence in literature to suggest that RT could be an effective alternative to surgery in Class C and D tumors.
OBJECTIVE: To define the role of wait-and-scan and radiotherapy (RT) in the treatment of temporal bone paragangliomas and to review the literature on the outcomes of RT as a treatment modality. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a retrospective and literature review. The records of 381 patients with 382 tumors between 1988 and 2012 were analyzed. Patients who were subjected to initial wait-and-scan or primary RT were analyzed for tumor response, facial, and lower cranial nerve status on follow-up (FU). RESULTS AND OBSERVATIONS: None of the 145 patients (38%) with Class A and B tumors were subjected to wait-and-scan or RT and all were operated on. Of the 237 patients (62%) with Class C and D tumors, 47 (19.8%) were subjected to an initial wait-and-scan policy and 1 (0.4%) underwent primary RT. In 24 patients subjected to wait-and-scan with a FU of less than 3 years, tumor remained stable in 22 patients (92%). In 12 patients with a FU between 3 and 5 years, the tumor remained stable or regressed in 10 patients (83%). In 11 patients with a FU of more than 5 years, the tumor remained stable or regressed in 5 patients (45%). A literature review of the results of RT did not conclusively prove that it was effective as a primary modality of treatment for temporal bone paragangliomas. CONCLUSION: In elderly patients with advanced tumors, a wait-and-scan approach is recommended, and RT is initiated only when fast-growing tumors are detected. There is insufficient evidence in literature to suggest that RT could be an effective alternative to surgery in Class C and D tumors.
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