Research Article

Clinical Outcome of Carotid Body Paraganglioma Management: A Review of 10-Year Experience

Table 1

Incidence of symptoms associated with carotid body paragangliomas.

Pulsating painless neck lump19 cases (100%)
Hoarseness (recurrent laryngeal nerve)7 cases (36.8%)
Odynophagia (IX nerve)5 cases (26.3%)
Lymphadenopathy (malignant)3 cases (15.8%)
Dysarthria and saliva dripping (XII nerve)1 case (5.3%)