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Malignant vagal paraganglioma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

R. M. Walsh ,
E. J. Leen ,
M. J. Gleeson  and
O. H. Shaheen
R. M. Walsh*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Guys Hospital, St Thomas Street, London, UK
E. J. Leen
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology and Histopathology, Guys Hospital, St Thomas Street, London, UK
M. J. Gleeson
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Guys Hospital, St Thomas Street, London, UK
O. H. Shaheen
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Guys Hospital, St Thomas Street, London, UK
*
Address for correspondence: Mr R. M. Walsh, F.R.C.S.(ORL), Department of Communication and Neuroscience, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire sT5 5BG.
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Abstract

Vagal paraganglioma is a rare usually benign tumour of neural crest origin. The malignant form of this tumour i s very uncommon and the diagnosis is made on the basis of its clinical behaviour rather than its histological appearance. We report a case of vagal paraganglioma metastatic to adjacent cervical nodes and discuss the diagnosis and management of this tumour.

Keywords

ParagangliomaGlomus tumourVagus nerveNeoplasm metastasis
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 111 , Issue 1 , January 1997 , pp. 83 - 88
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1997

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