Paragangliomas of the parasellar region |
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Authors: | Hertel F Bettag M Mörsdorf M Feiden W |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Neurosurgery, Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder, Nordallee 1, 54292 Trier, Germany;(2) Department of Neuroradiology, Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder, Trier, Germany;(3) Department of Neuropathology, University of the Saar, Homburg, Germany |
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Abstract: | Parasellar paragangliomas are rare tumors. As far as we know, only ten cases are described in the literature. Their clinical,
pathological, and radiological features and possible origin are discussed in this article and a review of the literature is
given. Additionally, we report a new case of a 51-year-old woman with paraganglioma growing in the anterior, middle, and posterior
cranial fossa with extended destruction of the skull base. The patient had been suffering from long-standing headaches and
facial nerve paresis. Preoperatively, this tumor was suspected to be a meningioma. |
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Keywords: | Chemodectoma Paraganglioma Parasellar Skull base |
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