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Glossopharyngeal nerve neoplasm

MedGen UID:
224734
•Concept ID:
C1263900
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Glossopharyngeal Nerve Neoplasm; glossopharyngeal nerve neoplasm; glossopharyngeal nerve neoplasm (disease); Glossopharyngeal Nerve Neoplasms; glossopharyngeal nerve neoplasms; Glossopharyngeal Nerve Tumor; glossopharyngeal nerve tumor; Glossopharyngeal Nerve Tumors; glossopharyngeal nerve tumors; glossopharyngeal nerve tumour; glossopharyngeal nerve tumours; IXth Cranial Nerve Neoplasms; IXth cranial nerve neoplasms; IXth Cranial Nerve Tumors; IXth cranial nerve tumors; IXth cranial nerve tumours; Neoplasm of glossopharyngeal nerve; Neoplasm of Glossopharyngeal Nerve; neoplasm of glossopharyngeal nerve; Neoplasm of Ninth Cranial Nerve; neoplasm of Ninth cranial nerve; Neoplasm of the Glossopharyngeal Nerve; neoplasm of the glossopharyngeal nerve; Neoplasm of the Ninth Cranial Nerve; neoplasm of the Ninth cranial nerve; Ninth Cranial Nerve Neoplasm; Ninth cranial nerve neoplasm; Ninth Cranial Nerve Neoplasms; Ninth cranial nerve neoplasms; Ninth Cranial Nerve Tumor; Ninth cranial nerve tumor; Ninth Cranial Nerve Tumors; Ninth cranial nerve tumors; Ninth cranial nerve tumour; Ninth cranial nerve tumours; Tumor of Glossopharyngeal Nerve; tumor of glossopharyngeal nerve; Tumor of Ninth Cranial Nerve; tumor of Ninth cranial nerve; Tumor of the Glossopharyngeal Nerve; tumor of the glossopharyngeal nerve; Tumor of the Ninth Cranial Nerve; tumor of the Ninth cranial nerve; tumour of glossopharyngeal nerve; tumour of Ninth cranial nerve; tumour of the glossopharyngeal nerve; tumour of the Ninth cranial nerve
SNOMED CT: Neoplasm of glossopharyngeal nerve (126975006)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002638

Definition

A neoplasm involving a glossopharyngeal nerve. [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVGlossopharyngeal nerve neoplasm

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Contemporary management of carotid body tumors in a Midwestern academic center.
Wernick BD, Furlough CL, Patel U, Samant S, Hoel AW, Rodriguez HE, Tomita TT, Eskandari MK
Surgery 2021 Mar;169(3):700-704. Epub 2020 Aug 28 doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2020.07.030. PMID: 32868107
Jugular foramen schwannomas: diagnosis, management, and outcomes.
Wilson MA, Hillman TA, Wiggins RH, Shelton C
Laryngoscope 2005 Aug;115(8):1486-92. doi: 10.1097/01.mlg.0000172196.76865.a1. PMID: 16094130
Diagnosis and treatment of cranial neuralgias.
Dalessio DJ
Med Clin North Am 1991 May;75(3):605-15. doi: 10.1016/s0025-7125(16)30436-9. PMID: 2020216

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Extracranial Facial Nerve Schwannoma-Histological Surprise or Therapeutic Planning?
Vrinceanu D, Dumitru M, Popa-Cherecheanu M, Marinescu AN, Patrascu OM, Bobirca F
Medicina (Kaunas) 2023 Jun 17;59(6) doi: 10.3390/medicina59061167. PMID: 37374372Free PMC Article
Objective evaluation of gustatory function after surgery for vestibular schwannoma: A pilot study.
Matsumoto S, Osawa K, Hirose Y, Nakayama M, Wada T, Matsuda M, Akutsu H, Ii R, Koizumi H, Okano Y, Tabuchi K
Auris Nasus Larynx 2022 Apr;49(2):183-187. Epub 2021 Jun 17 doi: 10.1016/j.anl.2021.05.011. PMID: 34148726
Contemporary management of carotid body tumors in a Midwestern academic center.
Wernick BD, Furlough CL, Patel U, Samant S, Hoel AW, Rodriguez HE, Tomita TT, Eskandari MK
Surgery 2021 Mar;169(3):700-704. Epub 2020 Aug 28 doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2020.07.030. PMID: 32868107
Neurophysiologic intraoperative monitoring of the glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves.
Singh R, Husain AM
J Clin Neurophysiol 2011 Dec;28(6):582-6. doi: 10.1097/WNP.0b013e31823e9b00. PMID: 22146360
Surgical treatment of dumbbell-shaped jugular foramen schwannomas.
Kadri PA, Al-Mefty O
Neurosurg Focus 2004 Aug 15;17(2):E9. doi: 10.3171/foc.2004.17.2.9. PMID: 15329024

Diagnosis

Imaging of Cranial Neuralgias.
Kanekar S, Saif M, Kanekar S
Neurol Clin 2022 Aug;40(3):591-607. Epub 2022 Jun 28 doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2022.02.008. PMID: 35871786
Cranial Neuralgias.
Cheshire WP Jr
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2015 Aug;21(4 Headache):1072-85. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000194. PMID: 26252592
Vagolysis.
Hutchinson CD, Jardine DL, Hurrell M
Age Ageing 2008 Sep;37(5):602-4. Epub 2008 Jun 12 doi: 10.1093/ageing/afn105. PMID: 18556705
Glossopharyngeal neuralgia.
Bruyn GW
Cephalalgia 1983 Sep;3(3):143-57. doi: 10.1046/j.1468-2982.1983.0303143.x. PMID: 6313200
OBSCURE OTALGIA.
HORA JF, BROWN AK Jr
Laryngoscope 1964 Jan;74:122-33. doi: 10.1002/lary.5540740115. PMID: 14119585

Therapy

Cranial Nerve Disorders Associated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors.
Vogrig A, Muñiz-Castrillo S, Joubert B, Picard G, Rogemond V, Skowron F, Egri M, Desestret V, Tilikete C, Psimaras D, Ducray F, Honnorat J
Neurology 2021 Feb 9;96(6):e866-e875. Epub 2020 Dec 14 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000011340. PMID: 33318162
Comparison of extraoral and intraoral routes of glossopharyngeal nerve block for pain relief in patient with carcinoma tongue: A prospective randomized study.
Singh N, Singh S, Mishra NK, Kumar V; Hemlata, Gautam S
J Cancer Res Ther 2020 Apr-Jun;16(3):534-538. doi: 10.4103/jcrt.JCRT_309_18. PMID: 32719263
Pulsed Radiofrequency Ablation for the Treatment of Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia Secondary to Oropharyngeal Carcinoma.
Bharti N, Chattopadhyay S, Singla N, Bala I, Batra YK, Bakshi J
Pain Physician 2018 May;21(3):295-302. PMID: 29871374
Glossopharyngeal neuralgia treated by Gamma Knife radiosurgery: safety and efficacy through long-term follow-up.
Pommier B, Touzet G, Lucas C, Vermandel M, Blond S, Reyns N
J Neurosurg 2018 May;128(5):1372-1379. Epub 2017 Jun 16 doi: 10.3171/2017.3.JNS162542. PMID: 28621622
Vagolysis.
Hutchinson CD, Jardine DL, Hurrell M
Age Ageing 2008 Sep;37(5):602-4. Epub 2008 Jun 12 doi: 10.1093/ageing/afn105. PMID: 18556705

Prognosis

Extracranial Facial Nerve Schwannoma-Histological Surprise or Therapeutic Planning?
Vrinceanu D, Dumitru M, Popa-Cherecheanu M, Marinescu AN, Patrascu OM, Bobirca F
Medicina (Kaunas) 2023 Jun 17;59(6) doi: 10.3390/medicina59061167. PMID: 37374372Free PMC Article
Cranial Nerve Disorders Associated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors.
Vogrig A, Muñiz-Castrillo S, Joubert B, Picard G, Rogemond V, Skowron F, Egri M, Desestret V, Tilikete C, Psimaras D, Ducray F, Honnorat J
Neurology 2021 Feb 9;96(6):e866-e875. Epub 2020 Dec 14 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000011340. PMID: 33318162
Cervical thymic cysts in adults.
Michalopoulos N, Papavramidis TS, Karayannopoulou G, Cheva A, Pliakos I, Triantafilopoulou K, Papavramidis ST
Thyroid 2011 Sep;21(9):987-92. Epub 2011 May 19 doi: 10.1089/thy.2010.0142. PMID: 21595559
Vagolysis.
Hutchinson CD, Jardine DL, Hurrell M
Age Ageing 2008 Sep;37(5):602-4. Epub 2008 Jun 12 doi: 10.1093/ageing/afn105. PMID: 18556705
The microsurgical anatomy of the glossopharyngeal nerve with respect to the jugular foramen lesions.
Ozveren MF, Türe U
Neurosurg Focus 2004 Aug 15;17(2):E3. doi: 10.3171/foc.2004.17.2.3. PMID: 15329018

Clinical prediction guides

Acute Taste Dysfunction in Oropharyngeal Cancer Patients after Transoral Robotic Surgery.
Tharakan T, Piccirillo JF, Miller B, Reed DR, Kallogjeri D, Paniello R, Puram SV, Jackson RS
Laryngoscope 2023 Dec;133(12):3520-3528. Epub 2023 Aug 8 doi: 10.1002/lary.30939. PMID: 37551882
Comparison of extraoral and intraoral routes of glossopharyngeal nerve block for pain relief in patient with carcinoma tongue: A prospective randomized study.
Singh N, Singh S, Mishra NK, Kumar V; Hemlata, Gautam S
J Cancer Res Ther 2020 Apr-Jun;16(3):534-538. doi: 10.4103/jcrt.JCRT_309_18. PMID: 32719263
Pulsed Radiofrequency Ablation for the Treatment of Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia Secondary to Oropharyngeal Carcinoma.
Bharti N, Chattopadhyay S, Singla N, Bala I, Batra YK, Bakshi J
Pain Physician 2018 May;21(3):295-302. PMID: 29871374
Glossopharyngeal neuralgia treated by Gamma Knife radiosurgery: safety and efficacy through long-term follow-up.
Pommier B, Touzet G, Lucas C, Vermandel M, Blond S, Reyns N
J Neurosurg 2018 May;128(5):1372-1379. Epub 2017 Jun 16 doi: 10.3171/2017.3.JNS162542. PMID: 28621622
Cervical thymic cysts in adults.
Michalopoulos N, Papavramidis TS, Karayannopoulou G, Cheva A, Pliakos I, Triantafilopoulou K, Papavramidis ST
Thyroid 2011 Sep;21(9):987-92. Epub 2011 May 19 doi: 10.1089/thy.2010.0142. PMID: 21595559

Recent systematic reviews

Cranial Nerve Disorders Associated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors.
Vogrig A, Muñiz-Castrillo S, Joubert B, Picard G, Rogemond V, Skowron F, Egri M, Desestret V, Tilikete C, Psimaras D, Ducray F, Honnorat J
Neurology 2021 Feb 9;96(6):e866-e875. Epub 2020 Dec 14 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000011340. PMID: 33318162

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