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Paraganglioma in the nasopharynx

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A 50-years old male presented with swollen right eyelids, bleeding per nostrils and a vague left post-auricular swelling for4 months. Posterior rhinoscopy revealed one pinkish polypoidal mass in the posterior nare and roof of nasopharynx. FNAC from the post-auricular swelling suggested metastatic undifferentiated carcinoma. Incisional biopsy was done from the nasopharynx and histopathological examination proved it to be a malignant paraganglioma. The case is reported for its rarity.

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  1. Dept. of pathology, Regional Medical College, 795004, Imphal, Manipur

    Kaushik Debnath, S. Subadani Devi & P. Punyabati Devi

  2. Dept. of ENT, Regional Medical College, 795004, Imphal, Manipur

    J. C. Sanasam & M. Madhumangol Singh

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Debnath, K., Devi, S.S., Sanasam, J.C. et al. Paraganglioma in the nasopharynx. IJO & HNS 48, 48–50 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03048028

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