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Jugulotympanic paragangliomas (JTPGs), recognized as slow-growing tumors, represent a treatment challenge because of their known vascular nature, tendency to be locally invasive, location near many vital structures, and their potential to cause very disabling symptoms. This study aimed to examine the outcomes of patients with Fisch-classified JTPGs treated with conventional radiotherapy including stereotactic radiosurgery.

Twenty-four consecutive patients with head and neck paragangliomas diagnosed between November 2003 and May 2017 were identified from the radiation oncology and radiosurgery databases and lists of patients presented for discussion at the weekly Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery multidisciplinary conference. After excluding individuals with carotid body glomus tumors or missing clinical and radiological follow-up …