摘要
<strong>Background and Purpose:</strong><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Paragangliomas are rare tumors of the head and </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">neck. Their management remains problematic and</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">varies considerably de</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">pending on the center. This study reported 14 years of experience in the</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> management of head and neck paraganglioma (HNPGls)</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">.</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> We aimed to assess the therapeutic results of these tumors in terms of local control and overall survival. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Materials and Methods</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">: We included 16 patients followed for HNPGls and treated by radiotherapy from January 2006 to June 2018 in the National Institute of Oncology in Rabat. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> The median age was 44.5 years (15 - 67). 13 patients were female and three male with a sex ratio of 4.3. Cervical mass was the common sign (56</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">.</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">3%). All patients received radiation therapy. This radiation was exclusive in 43.7% of cases or adjuvant to partial surgical resection in
<strong>Background and Purpose:</strong><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Paragangliomas are rare tumors of the head and </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">neck. Their management remains problematic and</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">varies considerably de</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">pending on the center. This study reported 14 years of experience in the</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> management of head and neck paraganglioma (HNPGls)</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">.</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> We aimed to assess the therapeutic results of these tumors in terms of local control and overall survival. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Materials and Methods</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">: We included 16 patients followed for HNPGls and treated by radiotherapy from January 2006 to June 2018 in the National Institute of Oncology in Rabat. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> The median age was 44.5 years (15 - 67). 13 patients were female and three male with a sex ratio of 4.3. Cervical mass was the common sign (56</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">.</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">3%). All patients received radiation therapy. This radiation was exclusive in 43.7% of cases or adjuvant to partial surgical resection in
