Nasal paraganglioma : a case report Summary

1 Resident physicians in Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre. 2 Ph.D. studies under course, Faculdade Federal de Ciências Médicas de Porto Alegre. 3 Ph.D. studies under course, Medical School, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. 4 Supporting Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Otorhinolaryngology, Medical School, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Affiliation: Service of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre. Address correspondence to: Fabiana Bortoncello Scarton – Rua Desembargador Alves Nogueira 174 ap. 301 Bairro Petrópolis Porto Alegre RS 90470-110 Tel (55 51) 3330-1245 – E-mail: [email protected] Presented at 36o Congresso Brasileiro de Otorrinolaringologia, November 18 23, 2002, in Florianópolis, Brazil. Artigo recebido em 17 de março de 2003. Artigo aceito em 01 de julho de 2003. Paragangliomas are tumors of the autonomic nervous system, arising from paraganglionic tissue. Paragangliomas of the head and neck region are very rare. In the head and neck, the most common sites of origin of this neoplasm are the carotid body, the jugular bulb and the vagal body. Paragangliomas of the nose and paranasal sinuses are very uncommon. The authors referred one case of nasal paraganglioma in a 45-year-old male patient, who was submitted to surgical excision, and included clinical findings, diagnostic criteria, treatment, prognosis and literature review. The importance of reporting this case refers to the rare incidence of paragangliomas in the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses. Rev Bras Otorrinolaringol. V.71, n.2, 237-40, mar./apr. 2005