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- Title
Bilateral neck paragangliomas.
- Authors
MUMOLI, N.; CEI, M.; PAULETTI, M.; FERRITO, G.; SCAZZERI, F.
- Abstract
Paragangliomas of the head and neck are rare neoplasms presented as cervical mass, generally bilateral, that arise from chemoreceptors located at the carotid bifurcation (carotid body tumors), along the vagus nerve (vagal paragangliomas), and in the jugular fossa and tympanic cavity (jugulotympanic paragangliomas). They are typically asymptomatic at the beginning, highly vascular, slow-growing and compressing the surrounding anatomic structures. Only radical surgery is the curative treatment for paragangliomas. We present a case of a 62- year-old woman with a diagnosis of bilateral neck paragangliomas where surgical removal was judged burdened by excessive risk because of the size of the tumor
- Subjects
PARAGANGLIOMA; NECK diseases; NECK tumors; TUMORS; CAROTID body tumors
- Publication
QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, 2009, Vol 102, Issue 10, p733
- ISSN
1460-2725
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/qjmed/hcp094