Vagal paraganglioma. Report of a case surgically treated and review of the literature

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 99-103

  Conforti, M ^a,b   Rispoli, P ^a   Barile, G ^a   Bellan, A ^a   Sandrone, N ^a   Merlo, M ^b   Raso, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carotid body tumor; Head and neck neoplasms; Paraganglioma surgery; Vagus nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CHEMODECTOMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PARAGANGLIOMA; SALIVARY GLAND TUMOR; VAGUS NERVE;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARAGANGLIOMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS NERVE DISEASES;

EID: 0034068423     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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