Submandibular approach and use of Ligasure(®) system in a complex carotid paraganglioma

UNLABELLEDCarotid paragangliomas are rare tumors of slow growth, progressive, and highly vascularized; surgery is the chosen treatment, and most surgeons perform an approach with a longitudinal cervicotomy. OBJECTIVEWe present a case of carotid paraganglioma Shamblin III with skull base extension. M...

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Published inSAGE open medical case reports Vol. 2; p. 2050313X14559066
Main Authors Rojas Esquivel, Diego José, Stefanov Kiuri, Stefan, Fernández Heredero, Alvaro, Riera De Cubas, Luis, Carretero, José Cebrian
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LanguageEnglish
Published 01.01.2014
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Summary:UNLABELLEDCarotid paragangliomas are rare tumors of slow growth, progressive, and highly vascularized; surgery is the chosen treatment, and most surgeons perform an approach with a longitudinal cervicotomy. OBJECTIVEWe present a case of carotid paraganglioma Shamblin III with skull base extension. METHODSSubmandibular approach and vascular sealing device of the Ligasure(®) system were used in the surgery. RESULTSWe achieved complete resection using these adjunctive techniques. CONCLUSIONSThe use of these adjunctive techniques can be useful to manage large carotid body tumors.
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ISSN:2050-313X
2050-313X
DOI:10.1177/2050313X14559066