Treatment of progressive metastatic glomus jugulare tumor (paraganglioma) with gemcitabine.
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Paragangliomas are rare tumors of the paraganglia composed of specialized neural crest cells arising in association with sympathetic ganglia. Here we report a case of progressive, metastatic paraganglioma (glomus jugulare tumor) responsive to single agent gemcitabine. In addition, a brief review of chemotherapy for paraganglioma follows the case presentation.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Neuro-oncology
دوره 2 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000