Head and Neck Paragangliomas: A 16-year Experience of a University Hospital in Turkey

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05942482

Enrollment

Registered

2023-07-12

Start date

2023-06-30

Completion date

2023-07-05

Last updated

2023-09-15

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Conditions

Head and Neck Paraganglioma

Keywords

Paraganglioma, glomus

Brief summary

The aim of the study is to examine the head and neck paraganglioma cases treated in Pamukkale University hospital between 2007-2023 and improve our understanding of these cases and contribute to the knowledge surrounding head and neck paragangliomas.

Detailed description

39 patients were selected and analyzed retrospectively. Demographic informations, complaints at the time of admission, radiological examinations, paraganglioma types, stages, postoperative complications, and relapsed cases were recorded.Preoperative staging plays a crucial role in surgical planning and predicting potential intraoperative complications. In such cases, combination therapy alongside surgery may improve treatment outcomes.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Histopathological diagnosis of carotid paraganglioma * Histopathological diagnosis of vagal paraganglioma * Histopathological diagnosis of jugular paraganglioma * Histopathological diagnosis of tympanic paraganglioma

Exclusion criteria

-Inadequate information in files

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Postoperative recurrence	may 2023-june 2023	Incidence of recurrences after the surgery
Postoperative nerve paralysis	may 2023-june 2023	Incidence of facial, vagus, hypoglossus, accesorius nerve paralysis after surgery

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results