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An unusual bilateral cervical paraganglioma: a case report
M Pandey1, K Chandramohan, P Sebastian
1Department of Surgical Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Medical College PO, Trivandrum, India. manojpandey@rcctvm.org
International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
|August 23, 2002
Abstract:
Paragangliomas are neoplasms originating from paraganglion tissue derived from mesoderm, the most common location being adjacent to carotid bifurcation. Rarely these tumours can be bilateral. We present here a case of bilateral paraganglioma occurring in a young woman. On one side the tumour was arising from the vagus nerve and on the other, from the carotid body. Clinical, radiological and histopathological features and treatment dilemmas are discussed.