Bilateral Paragangliomas in the Setting of Autonomic Dysfunction: A Case Report
In 2018, a 59-year-old female patient presented with hoarseness in her voice, headache, intermittent pain in her right side, difficulty of right arm movement, left side neck pain, difficulty controlling hypertension of unknown etiology, and a large mass on the upper left side of her neck with a smal...
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| description | In 2018, a 59-year-old female patient presented with hoarseness in her voice, headache, intermittent pain in her right side, difficulty of right arm movement, left side neck pain, difficulty controlling hypertension of unknown etiology, and a large mass on the upper left side of her neck with a smaller mass on the right side. MRI of the neck revealed masses at each carotid bifurcation. These were determined to be bilateral paragangliomas. Paragangliomas are rare tumors, and bilateral ones tremendously so. The patient underwent radiation over 2 years, resulting in the successful shrinking and stabilization of both masses. Since completing radiation, the patient reported improvement in her memory, and her blood pressure has stabilized with medication. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-319230b1f25c48f8a2c608b9b8e2d83c2022-12-22T04:13:34ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Neurology1662-680X2021-12-0113379780110.1159/000521009521009Bilateral Paragangliomas in the Setting of Autonomic Dysfunction: A Case ReportJerry Shen0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3293-2307Angela Ryck1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2324-5134Iris Chan2Kaitlin S. McFadden3Anna D. Hohler4School of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USASchool of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USASchool of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USANeuroscience, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, USADepartment of Neurology, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Boston, MA, USAIn 2018, a 59-year-old female patient presented with hoarseness in her voice, headache, intermittent pain in her right side, difficulty of right arm movement, left side neck pain, difficulty controlling hypertension of unknown etiology, and a large mass on the upper left side of her neck with a smaller mass on the right side. MRI of the neck revealed masses at each carotid bifurcation. These were determined to be bilateral paragangliomas. Paragangliomas are rare tumors, and bilateral ones tremendously so. The patient underwent radiation over 2 years, resulting in the successful shrinking and stabilization of both masses. Since completing radiation, the patient reported improvement in her memory, and her blood pressure has stabilized with medication.https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/521009paragangliomahypertensioncarotid bodyautonomic dysfunctioncase report |
| spellingShingle | Jerry Shen Angela Ryck Iris Chan Kaitlin S. McFadden Anna D. Hohler Bilateral Paragangliomas in the Setting of Autonomic Dysfunction: A Case Report Case Reports in Neurology paraganglioma hypertension carotid body autonomic dysfunction case report |
| title | Bilateral Paragangliomas in the Setting of Autonomic Dysfunction: A Case Report |
| title_full | Bilateral Paragangliomas in the Setting of Autonomic Dysfunction: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Bilateral Paragangliomas in the Setting of Autonomic Dysfunction: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bilateral Paragangliomas in the Setting of Autonomic Dysfunction: A Case Report |
| title_short | Bilateral Paragangliomas in the Setting of Autonomic Dysfunction: A Case Report |
| title_sort | bilateral paragangliomas in the setting of autonomic dysfunction a case report |
| topic | paraganglioma hypertension carotid body autonomic dysfunction case report |
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