Jugular foramen tumours.

Tumours of the jugular foramen are rare and much less common than the acoustic neuromas. Glomusjugulare is the commonest type of tumour at this site while other tumours include Schwannomas, meningiomas, epidermoids, metastatic carcinomas, chordoinas and osteoclastomas. A case of ectopic glioma was reported in 1976. Neunnomas have a marked predilection for young females and occur most frequently on the left side, inaratio of 9:1. Hakuba et al reviewed 42 previously reported cases of jugular foramen tumours including 12 personal cases of pluchino and added 3 of their own. Kay et al reported 13 cases treated at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio. We present 3 cases of jugular foramen tumours, treated at the Neurosurgety Department of Civil Hospital, Karachi, between 1988 and 1993.