Abstract

MESTRE CABELLO, Johannes René  and  ORTIZ BENET, Roberto. Giant paraganglioma of the parapharingeal space in a woman. MEDISAN [online]. 2023, vol.27, n.1  Epub Feb 25, 2023. ISSN 1029-3019.

The case report of a 57 years patient with history of hypertension is described who was assisted in the Head and Neck Surgery Service of the National Institute of Oncology and Radiobiology in Havana, referred from the Otolaryngology Service of her head hospital due to clinical manifestations of dysphagia and suspected clinical diagnosis of a carotid paraganglioma. After the physical exam and the pertinent complementary studies, the case was discussed by the members of a multidisciplinary team and the existence of a paraganglioma in the parapharingeal space was confirmed, therefore it was decided to carry out surgical treatment. The clinical course was satisfactory, and 2 years after the surgical procedure there were no sequels.

Keywords : paraglanglioma; carotid body tumor; parapharingeal space.

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