[Case of paraganglioma of the originally numerous location in the 24 year old male].
BACKGROUND
Paragangliomas, in other words chemodectomas were bening tumors arising from the paragangliomas cells of the parasympathetic system. There are four kinds of paragangliomas: carotic artery baroreceptors (glomus caroticum), tympanic cavity (glomus tympanicum), internal jugular vein (glomus jugulare) and placed along vagal nerve (glomus vagale). Overall 5-10% of all paragangliomas are malignant. The bening lorms paragangliomas, of the originally numerous location are rare described.


METHODS
The authors describe the rare case of 24 yrs old male, of the bening form paraganglioma of the originally numerous location - glomus tympanicum on the left site, glomus caroticum on the right site.


RESULTS
The patient was successfuly treated surgicaly.


CONCLUSIONS
The first choice of treatment is surgery. The diagnosis of a suspected paraganglioma can be confirmed with USG, CT, Angio CT, Angiography and MRI. Radiation therapy may be usefull in those cases in which the residual tumor was known to be left.
Jurkiewicz
Dariusz
D
Klinika Otolaryngologii Wojskowego Instytutu Medycznego CSK MON w Warszawie.
Niemczyk
Kazimierz
K
Wojdas
Andrzej
A
Kantor
Ireneusz
I
Jaroń
Bernard
B
Kosek
Jarosław
J
D000328:Adult; D002345:Carotid Body Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005925:Glomus Jugulare Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D043604:Glomus Tympanicum Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D010236:Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome