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Malignant Vagal Paraganglioma
Erin R S Hamersley1,2, Amy Barrows3, Angel Perez3
1Department of Otolaryngology, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Portsmouth, VA, 23708, USA. erinspadaro@gmail.com.
Abstract:
Paragangliomas are rare, typically benign neuroendocrine tumors that represent a small portion of head and neck tumors. A small percentage of these are known to have malignant potential. They arise from the carotid body, jugular bulb or vagus nerves. There is limited literature discussing the management of malignant vagal paragangliomas. We present a case of a 25 year old female with a left malignant vagal paraganglioma. The following case presentation will describe the presentation, classic radiologic findings, and management of a malignant vagal paraganglioma along with a review of the literature.
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