ABSTRACT
Chemodectomas and hemangiomas of the ear account for 53.9% of overall occurrence of benign tumors of the ear. Recurrences are also a frequent finding. The leading treatment approach is surgical. The recurrences are managed surgically in combination with cryotherapy delivered by means of optic quantum generators. Follow-up of 45 patients established the maximal time of recurrence onset--10 years. Tumors which arise later should be considered as metachronous multifocal.
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Ear Neoplasms , Hemangioma , Neoplasm Recurrence, Local , Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal , Adult , Aged , Diagnosis, Differential , Ear Neoplasms/diagnosis , Ear Neoplasms/surgery , Female , Hemangioma/diagnosis , Hemangioma/surgery , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/diagnosis , Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/surgery , Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal/diagnosis , Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal/surgery , Time FactorsABSTRACT
Topographic anatomical guide points were studied on 126 total preparations of the temporal bones. The relation of the temporal bone pyramid angles in sagittal and horizontal planes, the distance from spina suprameatum to the pyramid top, from spina suprameatum to promontorium, from promontorium to internal carotid artery with the shape of the skull has been established.