Growth Rate Analysis of an Untreated Glomus Vagale on MRI
Paragangliomas are slow growing, hypervascular neuroendocrine tumors that develop in the extra-adrenal paraganglion tissues. Paraganglioma involving the vagus nerve ganglia is termed glomus vagale. The slow growth of head and neck paragangliomas especially in the absence of symptom may obviate the n...
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| description | Paragangliomas are slow growing, hypervascular neuroendocrine tumors that develop in the extra-adrenal paraganglion tissues. Paraganglioma involving the vagus nerve ganglia is termed glomus vagale. The slow growth of head and neck paragangliomas especially in the absence of symptom may obviate the necessity for any active intervention, in which case, a “wait and scan” policy is implemented involving long-term clinical and radiologic follow-ups. We present a case of a 71-year-old female with an untreated left glomus vagale who underwent a conservative “wait and rescan” plan of management and the tumor was observed with 8 serial MRI scans over a period of 7.4 years. A growth rate analysis was conducted which demonstrated a slow growth. A literature review of radiologic studies examining the natural history of head and neck paragangliomas was also performed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-83f44bcb67c94f70bb99db0e8ff0d0232025-02-03T01:04:49ZengWileyCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732016-01-01201610.1155/2016/87569408756940Growth Rate Analysis of an Untreated Glomus Vagale on MRIJeffrey Tzu-Yu Wang0Allen Yu-Yu Wang1Sheila Cheng2Lavier Gomes3Melville Da Cruz4Department of Radiology, Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2145, AustraliaDepartment of Otolaryngology, Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2145, AustraliaDepartment of Radiology, Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2145, AustraliaDepartment of Radiology, Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2145, AustraliaDepartment of Otolaryngology, Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2145, AustraliaParagangliomas are slow growing, hypervascular neuroendocrine tumors that develop in the extra-adrenal paraganglion tissues. Paraganglioma involving the vagus nerve ganglia is termed glomus vagale. The slow growth of head and neck paragangliomas especially in the absence of symptom may obviate the necessity for any active intervention, in which case, a “wait and scan” policy is implemented involving long-term clinical and radiologic follow-ups. We present a case of a 71-year-old female with an untreated left glomus vagale who underwent a conservative “wait and rescan” plan of management and the tumor was observed with 8 serial MRI scans over a period of 7.4 years. A growth rate analysis was conducted which demonstrated a slow growth. A literature review of radiologic studies examining the natural history of head and neck paragangliomas was also performed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8756940 |
| spellingShingle | Jeffrey Tzu-Yu Wang Allen Yu-Yu Wang Sheila Cheng Lavier Gomes Melville Da Cruz Growth Rate Analysis of an Untreated Glomus Vagale on MRI Case Reports in Otolaryngology |
| title | Growth Rate Analysis of an Untreated Glomus Vagale on MRI |
| title_full | Growth Rate Analysis of an Untreated Glomus Vagale on MRI |
| title_fullStr | Growth Rate Analysis of an Untreated Glomus Vagale on MRI |
| title_full_unstemmed | Growth Rate Analysis of an Untreated Glomus Vagale on MRI |
| title_short | Growth Rate Analysis of an Untreated Glomus Vagale on MRI |
| title_sort | growth rate analysis of an untreated glomus vagale on mri |
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