BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to identify the factors that may influence the management outcome in patients with jugular paragangliomas. METHODS The surgical records of 121 cases of jugular paraganglioma (Fisch classifications C and D) were reviewed. RESULTS The average follow-up was 88 months. Intracranial extension (ICE; Fisch classification De and Di) constitutes 55.4% of the ...

To the best of our knowledge, only 2 cases of a simultaneous contralateral vestibular schwannoma (VS) and middle ear paraganglioma (MEP) have previously been reported in literature. We report the third case observed in a 43-year-old male, who presented with an 11-year history of right-sided hearing loss and a 1-year history of left-sided pulsatile tinnitus. A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) sh...

Assessment report on Glycyrrhiza glabra L. and/or Glycyrrhiza inflata Bat. and/or Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch., radix Based on Article 16d(1), Article 16f and Article 16h of Directive 2001/83/EC as amended (traditional use) Final Herbal substance(s) (binomial scientific name of the plant, including plant part) Glycyrrhiza glabra L. and/or of Glycyrrhiza inflata Bat. and/or Glycyrrhiza uralensis...

INTRODUCTION Paraganglioma is the most common tumor of the middle ear and jugular foramen. Surgery is the mainstay of treatment; other options include observation and stereotactic radiotherapy. The standard of care of paragangliomas involving the carotid canal is the infratemporal fossa (ITF) approach proposed by Fisch in 1977. The ITF approach provides safe access for large paraganglioma expir...

In the flora of Samara-Ulyanovsk Volga region, Brassicaceae family is one leading ones. It interest to study composition genera this at level territory entire as well physiographic regions included in it. helps understand whether there are local features cruciferous and what they are. Two natural zones distinguished area: forest-steppe steppe; four provinces 15 physical-geographic regions. pape...