title: [Co-existence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma and sinonasal paraganglioma: a case report].
abstract: Paragangliomas are very rarely seen in the nose, paranasal sinuses and nasopharynx. The development of paraganglioma concurrently with nasopharyngeal carcinoma in the same region has not been reported to date. In this study we reported a 59-years-old a female case of nasopharyngeal carcinoma who underwent radiotherapy six years ago and got the diagnosis of sinonasal paraganglioma in the same region during follow-up and underwent nasal endoscopic excision.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Medicine Faculty of Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey. mehmetduzlu@gmail.com
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Düzlü
authors.forename: Fikret
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ileri
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yılmaz
authors.forename: Aylar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Poyraz
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D000077274:Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed