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Carotid artery paraganglioma: a family — case report, occurrence, and the method of treatment
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Abstract
most common location of paragangliomas in the head and neck region is the bifurcation of the common carotid
artery. Paragangliomas are very rare tumours. They stand for approximately 0.03%. of all neoplasms. The 10%
of the cases have a family history. This is also associated with a higher risk of multiple neoplasms and more
frequent coexistence of other diseases such as pheochromocytoma, medullar thyroid carcinoma, parathyroid
adenoma and Recklinghausen’s disease. This publication presents cases of a carotid artery paraganglioma
occurring in both father and son case and it shows two different managements’ strategies.
Abstract
most common location of paragangliomas in the head and neck region is the bifurcation of the common carotid
artery. Paragangliomas are very rare tumours. They stand for approximately 0.03%. of all neoplasms. The 10%
of the cases have a family history. This is also associated with a higher risk of multiple neoplasms and more
frequent coexistence of other diseases such as pheochromocytoma, medullar thyroid carcinoma, parathyroid
adenoma and Recklinghausen’s disease. This publication presents cases of a carotid artery paraganglioma
occurring in both father and son case and it shows two different managements’ strategies.
Keywords
kłębczak tętnicy szyjnej, leczenie chirurgiczne, radioterapia
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Carotid artery paraganglioma: a family — case report, occurrence, and the method of treatment
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Article type
Case report
Pages
86-91
Published online
2012-09-10
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DOI
10.5603/aa.19657
Bibliographic record
Acta Angiologica 2012;18(2):86-91.
Keywords
kłębczak tętnicy szyjnej
leczenie chirurgiczne
radioterapia
Authors
Rafał Boczej
Janusz Kuśmierz
Wojciech Śliwiński
Marek Motyka