Abstract
1/2015
vol. 14
The diagnostics and treatment of the rare laryngeal paraganglioma – a case report
Postępy w Chirurgii Głowy i Szyi 2015; 1: 10–13
Online publish date: 2015/07/09
We present a case of 51-year-old male patient admitted to our Department with dyspnoe due to a large laryngeal tumor. As a result of the meticulous radiological and histopathological dignostics the supraglottic laryngeal paraganglioma was recognized. The tumor was totally excised from lateral pharyngotomy approach preserving important neuro-vascular structures and the larynx. Based on the review of the literature the etiology, diagnostics and possible treatment options of this rare clinical entity was discussed in detail.
Keywords
paraganglioma, larynx, neuroendocrine tumors, supraglottic region
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