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Paraganglioma of the Oropharynx

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Paraganglioma is a rare tumor in head and neck region. A 35 years male presented with huge swelling of tonsillar region occupying a large portion of oropharynx. Tumor had been dissected out transorally. HPE showed extra-adrenal paraganglioma. It is being reported because of its rare clinical presentation and unusual surgical approach.

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  1. Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, India

    Sudip K. Das, Kaustuv Das Biswas, Arunava Sengupta, Sumit Mitra & Ranjan Paul

  2. Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial Hospital, Qr. No C/10, 242, AJC Bose Road, Kolkata, 700020, India

    Sudip K. Das

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Das, S.K., Biswas, K.D., Sengupta, A. et al. Paraganglioma of the Oropharynx. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 63, 400–401 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-011-0273-z

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