PARAGANGLIOMA

Course overview

PARAGANGLIOMAS ARE BENIGN TUMORS, AND A SMALL PERCENTAGE MAY BECOME MALIGNANT AND METASTASIZE; HENCE, EARLY IDENTIFICATION LEADING TO COMPLETE SURGICAL RESECTION IS USUALLY CURATIVE AND THE KEY TO A FAVORABLE PROGNOSIS. THE METASTASES ARE THE ONLY TRUE WAY TO ASSESS THE BIOLOGICAL AGGRESSIVENESS OF PARAGANGLIOMAS. THIS ACTIVITY STRESSES THE EARLY DIAGNOSIS, STAGING, AND INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM COORDINATION WITH AN ENDOCRINOLOGIST AND A SURGEON, WHICH IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THIS DISEASE.