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Head and neck paragangliomas: clinical and molecular genetic classification.
Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) - 1 Jan 2012
Offergeld Christian, Brase Christoph, Yaremchuk Svetlana, Mader Irina, Rischke Hans Christian, Gläsker Sven, Schmid Kurt W, Wiech Thorsten, Preuss Simon F, Suárez Carlos, Kopeć Tomasz, Patocs Attila, Wohllk Nelson, Malekpour Mahdi, Boedeker Carsten C, Neumann Hartmut P H
Abstract excerpt
Head and neck paragangliomas are tumors arising from specialized neural crest cells. Prominent locations are the carotid body along with the vagal, jugular, and tympanic glomus. Head and neck paragangliomas are slowly growing tumors, with some carotid body tumors being reported to exist for many years as a painless lateral mass on the neck. Symptoms depend on the specific locations. In contrast to paraganglial...
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