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European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

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01-12-2015 | Editorial

Modern trends in the management of head and neck paragangliomas

Authors: Carlos Suárez, Verónica Fernández-Alvarez, Hartmut P. H. Neumann, Carsten C. Boedeker, Christian Offergeld, Alessandra Rinaldo, Primož Strojan, Alfio Ferlito

Published in: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology | Issue 12/2015

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Head and neck paragangliomas (HNPG) are rare, mostly benign neoplasms that usually exhibit an indolent growth pattern although they can be associated with compression and infiltration of adjacent cranial nerves and, depending on the site of origin, also bone and intracranial structures. Less than 5 % of the tumors are considered malignant based on the presence of metastases and not local invasion. Carotid body tumors accounts for two-thirds of HNPG, whereas vagal paragangliomas are showing the highest tendency toward malignant character. …

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Title: Modern trends in the management of head and neck paragangliomas
Authors: Carlos Suárez
Verónica Fernández-Alvarez
Hartmut P. H. Neumann
Carsten C. Boedeker
Christian Offergeld
Alessandra Rinaldo
Primož Strojan
Alfio Ferlito
Publication date: 01-12-2015
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology / Issue 12/2015
Print ISSN: 0937-4477
Electronic ISSN: 1434-4726
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-015-3793-4

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