[Cervical paragangliomas: surgical experience with 12 cases].
We report a retrospective analysis of 12 patients who underwent vascular surgery for cervical paraganglioma at the Mohammed V Military Hospital at Rabat from 1996 to 2011. There were seven women and five men, mean age 46 years. All patients presented a tumor syndrome. At surgery, the diameter of the lesion measured 3 to 6 cm. There were no bilateral cases in this series. Symptoms had been noted on average for 66 months. Hospital stay after surgery and postoperative complications are reported.
Service de Chirurgie Vasculaire de l'HMIMV, Université Mohammed V Souissi, Rabat, Maroc. dr.yousseftijani@gmail.com
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Tijani
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Kouvidjin
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D000792:Angiography; D002345:Carotid Body Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies