ABSTRACT
Los paragangliomas de comportamiento maligno son poco frecuentes, pero pueden ocurrir especialmente en pacientes con presentación familiar de la enfermedad. Presentamos el caso de una mujer de 23 años con diagnóstico de glomus carotídeo bilateral con metástasis ganglionares locales y a distancia, asociado a historia familiar de paraganglioma y presentamos una revisión de la literatura
Malignant paragangliomas are rare, but may occur especially in patients with familial forms of the disease. We present the case of a 23 year old woman diagnosed with bilateral carotid paraganglioma with distant and local metastases, associated to a family history of paraganglioma and we present a literature review
Subject(s)
Female , Humans , Young Adult , Paraganglioma/pathology , Glomus Jugulare Tumor/pathology , Carotid Body Tumor/pathology , Lymphatic Metastasis/pathology , Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseABSTRACT
Malignant paragangliomas are rare, but may occur especially in patients with familial forms of the disease. We present the case of a 23 year old woman diagnosed with bilateral carotid paraganglioma with distant and local metastases, associated to a family history of paraganglioma and we present a literature review.