Tumor maligno del corpúsculo carotídeo / Malignant tumor of the carotid corpuscle

RESUMEN

Comunicamos un paciente afectado de paraganglioma maligno metastásico del glomus carotídeo, enfermedad excepcional y de tratamiento controvertido, operado en nuestro Servicio de Cirugía General. Puntualizamos el rápido crecimiento y los trastornos deglutorios observados, la infrecuencia de su transformación atípica, de las metástasis ganglionares regionales y la exéresis realizada. Efectuamos una breve reseña de las conductas diagnósticas y terapéuticas actuales.

ABSTRACT

In this paper we present the clinical-surgical case of a patient with a metastatic malignant paraganglioma in the carotid glomus. This is a very rare disease with a very controversial treatment. The patient was operated at our General Surgery Department. We describe the rapid growth of the tumor, the disorders observed in deglutition, the tumor's infrequent atypical transformation, the rarity of the regional ganglionic metastasis, and the exeresis performed. We also present a brief review of current diagnostic and therapeutic trends.