title: Paraganglioma of the sphenoid sinus appearing as labile hypertension.
abstract: Paragangliomas, also known as glomus tumors, are unusual, generally benign tumors most commonly found in association with major vessels and cranial nerves. Only a small number of these tumors have been described arising in the paranasal sinuses, and none of these has been physiologically active. The following case report describes a metabolically active paraganglioma arising in the sphenoid sinus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Disorders, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44106, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Koegel
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Waldman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology*; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed