Surgical Management of a Functional Paraganglioma of the Infratemporal Fossa
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Surgical Management of a Functional Paraganglioma of the Infratemporal Fossa
Background Paragangliomas are rare neural crest tumors that can manifest in the head and neck as either functional or more commonly as nonfunctional lesions. Paragangliomas of the infratemporal fossa are exceedingly rare, with no more than a handful of documented cases. Like other tumors of this space, surgical management is challenging on account of complex anatomy and nearby critical structur...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2193-6358,2193-6366
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1383860