title: Diagnosis and management of paragangliomas of the skull base.
abstract: In appropriately selected patients, glomus tumors of the head and neck are best treated surgically. Unresectability is not a factor in therapeutic planning for local disease control. Existing techniques and exposures for tumor removal can be reliably applied to these paragangliomas, with acceptable morbidity and mortality. A team approach to this problem is mandatory.
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Department of Plastic Surgery, Nashville, Tennessee.
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Glasscock
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fritsch
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dimitrov
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Poe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005925:Glomus Jugulare Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010236:Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / Q000601:surgery*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012737:Sex Factors; D013701:Temporal Bone
chemical_list: D002395:Catecholamines