title: Paragangliomas of the head and neck region.
abstract: Three patients with paragangliomas of the head and neck region were referred to an oral and facial unit during a 16-month period. Because such lesions are rare, it was not initially considered in the differential diagnosis. This paper reviews these tumours and stresses the importance of including them in the differential diagnosis of a neck mass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Facial Surgery, Sunderland Royal Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pilcher
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000792:Angiography; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002345:Carotid Body Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed