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Supraglottic Laryngeal Paraganglioma: A Rare Case Report

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Laryngeal paraganglioma is a rare tumor with diagnostic challenge. Many a times it can be confused with laryngeal cancers. CECT and MRI has an important role in its diagnosis. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice. Our case presented with stridor. Emergency tracheostomy was done followed by workup for surgery. Excision of the tumor was done by laryngeal fissure.

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  1. Department Head and Neck Oncology, Mahavir Cancer Sansthan, Patna, Bihar, India

    Kunal Ranjan, Shruti Khemka & Ashok Mohan Shenoy

  2. DNB Resident Surgical Oncology, Mahavir Cancer Sansthan, Patna, Bihar, India

    Ved Prakash Sah

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Ranjan, K., Sah, V.P., Khemka, S. et al. Supraglottic Laryngeal Paraganglioma: A Rare Case Report. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 74 (Suppl 2), 1854–1856 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-020-01871-4

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