laryngeal paraganglioma: a case report

Authors

shervin sharifkashany department of radiology, amir-alam hospital, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran

nasrin yazdani otorhinolaryngology research center, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran; otorhinolaryngology research center, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran. tel: +98-2166704903

hossein ghazavi otorhinolaryngology research center, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran

ardavan tajdini otorhinolaryngology research center, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran

abstract

paragangliomas in the head and neck are found typically in the region of the carotid body, jugular body, and along the 9th and 10th cranial nerves. they can occur in multicenteric forms, but generally, laryngeal paragangliomas are not found in these patients. only two cases of laryngeal paraganglioma have been reported with a synchronous lesion elsewhere. we report an additional case of a 34-year-old female with multiple paragangliomas beginning with laryngeal involvement.

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iranian journal of radiology

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