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Table 2 Treatment of carotid body paraganglioma

From: Clinical outcomes and challenges of surgical extirpation for carotid body paraganglioma in South Korea: a single-center retrospective study

Variables

N = 21 (%)

Operative time (min)

170.5 ± 49.8

Bleeding volume (mL)

211.4 ± 193.4

Concurrent procedure

ECA resection

Primary repair of ICA tear without shunting

ICA patch angioplasty with carotid shunting

Temporary tracheotomy

2 (9.5%)

1 (4.8%)

1 (4.8%)

1* (4.8%)

Complete resection

20 † (95.2%)

Postoperative treatment

Chemotherapy

Radiation therapy

2 (9.5%)

1 † (4.8%)

GAPP score

0–2

3–6

7–10

3

17

1

  1. *In a patient with permanent paralysis of the contralateral vocal cord due to previous surgery for a contralateral carotid body paraganglioma
  2. † Incomplete resection and radiation therapy was done for a patient with sclerosing paraganglioma
  3. GAPP, Grading System of Adrenal Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma; ECA, external carotid artery; ICA, internal carotid artery