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Laryngeal paraganglioma in a five-year-old child – the youngest case ever recorded

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

A. S. Thirlwall ,
C. M. Bailey ,
A. D. Ramsay  and
M. Wyatt
A. S. Thirlwall*
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, UK.
C. M. Bailey
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, UK.
A. D. Ramsay
Affiliation:
Department of Histopathology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, UK.
M. Wyatt
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Ms A. S. Thirlwall, Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH.
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Abstract

A paraganglioma is a neuroendocrine neoplasm that originates from the paraganglion cells of the parasympathetic system. The average age of presentation is in the fifth decade. We report a case of laryngeal paraganglioma in a five-year-old child, the youngest case ever recorded. The features of paraganglioma which differentiate it from other tumours are also discussed.

Keywords

LarynxParagangliomaChild
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 113 , Issue 1 , January 1999 , pp. 62 - 64
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999

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