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The presentation and management of multiple paraganglioma in head and neck
B G Fennessy1, H P W Kozakewich, M Silvera
1Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, Childrens Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. brendanfennessy@yahoo.com
Objective:
We report the presentation and management of an 18-year-old male, who presented with bilateral carotid body paragangliomas and a unilateral jugular body paraganglioma.
Method:
A comprehensive review of the medical literature concerning paragangliomas in the pediatric and adult population is discussed.
Results:
Presentations of multiple paragangliomas in an 18-year-old have never been described.
Conclusion:
This is the first case of multiple paragangliomas in a 18-year-old male, who was treated with embolisation and surgical resection and remains disease free 2 years from surgery.
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