Erschienen in:
01.12.2015 | Editorial
Modern trends in the management of head and neck paragangliomas
verfasst von:
Carlos Suárez, Verónica Fernández-Alvarez, Hartmut P. H. Neumann, Carsten C. Boedeker, Christian Offergeld, Alessandra Rinaldo, Primož Strojan, Alfio Ferlito
Erschienen in:
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
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Ausgabe 12/2015
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Excerpt
Head and neck paragangliomas (HNPG) are rare, mostly benign neoplasms that usually exhibit an indolent growth pattern although they can be associated with compression and infiltration of adjacent cranial nerves and, depending on the site of origin, also bone and intracranial structures. Less than 5 % of the tumors are considered malignant based on the presence of metastases and not local invasion. Carotid body tumors accounts for two-thirds of HNPG, whereas vagal paragangliomas are showing the highest tendency toward malignant character. …