Management of Paragangliomas
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Management of head and neck paragangliomas: review of 120 patients.
BACKGROUND Head and neck paragangliomas (PGL) are rare, mostly benign tumors. About 10% to 15% of PGL are caused by mutations in the succinate dehydrogenase genes B, C, or D and may appear multifocally. METHODS AND RESULTS A retrospective review of 120 patients with 146 head and neck PGL, including 46 carotid body tumors (CBT), 13 vagal tumors, 55 jugulotympanic tumors (JTT), 25 tympanic tumo...
متن کاملManagement of complex tympanojugular paragangliomas including endovascular intervention.
OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To identify complex cases of tympanojugular paraganglioma (TJP) and to analyze their management and surgical outcome. To present strategy and guidelines on how to deal with the perioperative complicating factors. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective analysis. METHODS We retrospectively studied 212 TJP patients to identify the complex cases and analyzed their management and surgi...
متن کاملDopamine-secreting phaeochromocytomas and paragangliomas: clinical features and management.
Most functional phaeochromocytomas/paragangliomas produce noradrenaline and/or adrenaline. Those that produce dopamine are rare. We describe the distinguishing clinical features of dopamine-secreting phaeochromocytomas and paragangliomas from those that secrete noradrenaline/adrenaline and the impact on their management. We present a case of a dopamine-secreting paraganglioma from our instituti...
متن کاملParagangliomas of the Spine.
AIM Paragangliomas of the spine are rare tumors. Clinical presentations and courses of spinal paragangliomas are varied, and there are no standard principles of treatment to date. The purpose of this study was to explore the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of spinal paragangliomas. MATERIAL AND METHODS The clinical data of 7 consecutive cases, with complete medical records and follow-up re...
متن کاملFamilial paragangliomas
Paragangliomas are rare tumours of the autonomic nervous system and occur in sporadic and hereditary forms. They are usually benign and have a low mortality. However, they cause significant morbidity related to their mass effect. Genetic predisposition can occur within the familial tumour syndromes multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN 2), von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) and neurofibromatosis type 1...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Interventional Neuroradiology
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1591-0199,2385-2011
DOI: 10.1177/159101990200800204