Multidisciplinary Management of Lateral Skull Base Paragangliomas: A 20-Year Experience.

ABSTRACT: Objectives  Paragangliomas of the lateral skull base are rare, largely benign, neuroendocrine tumors. Little evidence exists to support clinicians in the management of these tumors. The present study evaluates considerations in the multidisciplinary workup and management of paragangliomas affecting the lateral skull base. Methods  A STrengthening the Reporting of OBservational studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) checklist compliant retrospective review of adult patients with lateral skull base paragangliomas over 20 years (2002-2021) was performed. Patient and tumor data were collected from patient health care records. Results  Seventy patients were identified including 21 (30.0%) males and 49 (70.0%) females. The mean length of follow-up was 87.3 months (range: 12-239 mo

SUBMITTER: Cleere EF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11524724 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature