[Possibilities of surgical management of paraganglioma of the neck extending to the base of the skull].

Autor: Zotikov AE, Aleksanian VM, Badretdinov IA, Karmazanovskiĭ GG, Il'in SA, Burtseva EA, Timina IE, Volkov SK
Jazyk: ruština
Zdroj: Angiologiia i sosudistaia khirurgiia = Angiology and vascular surgery [Angiol Sosud Khir] 2012; Vol. 18 (4), pp. 107-12.
Abstrakt: Presented in the article is a rare clinical case report concerning successful treatment of a female patient with vaginal paraganglioma of the neck - a tumour extending from the level of the trunk of the common carotid artery in cranial direction to the base of the skull. Mentioned are difficulties of carrying out an operational intervention requiring the use of certain surgical techniques. The tumour was removed as a single block with the involvement into the process of the major vessels of the neck and nervous formations. The reconstructive operation performed was common carotid - internal carotid prosthetic repair with a 6.3-4.5 mm cone-shape prosthesis 'Gore-tex' on the right.
Databáze: MEDLINE