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December 15, 1981Cancer

Nonfunctional paraganglioma of the larynx: Clinical and pathological considerations

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Population

17 cases of paraganglioma of the larynx

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Authors

RWRalph F. WetmoreChildren's Hospital of PhiladelphiaRLRichard J. LaneJohns Hopkins UniversityLLLouis D. LowryUniversity of Miami

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Implication

May inform symptom recognition and surgical selection in laryngeal paraganglioma; hypothesis-generating pending prospective data.

Structured PICO

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Population
17 cases of paraganglioma of the larynx (16 previously reported in English medical literature and 1 additional case)
I
Intervention
Various treatments including partial laryngectomy, excision via lateral pharyngotomy and extralaryngeal approaches, radical neck dissection, total laryngectomy, and radiation therapy
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Outcome
Clinical characteristics, symptoms, and treatment methods

This review highlights the cardinal symptoms and common surgical management strategies for the rare neoplasm of laryngeal paraganglioma.

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Wetmore et al. (1981) studied this question.

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