TRACHEAL AND SUBGLOTTIC PARAGANGLIOMA, A CASE REPORT

Autor: K. Khalkhali, A. Nadimi-Tehrani, N. Yazdani A. Azizi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: Acta Medica Iranica, Vol 43, Iss 5, Pp 377-380 (2005)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0044-6025
Popis: In the head and neck region, tracheal and larynx paragangliomas are much less common and subglottic paragangliomas have been rarely reported. Less than 60 cases with larynx paraganglioma and a few cases with ‎trachea paraganglioma have been reported ‎until know in the literature. ‎This report describes a 28 year old man suffering from progressive dyspnea due to tracheal and subglottal tumor. ‎Histopathology of tumor after surgery showed paraganglioma. ‎Clinical features, histological appearance and differential diagnosis as well as treatment are discussed.
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