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ArticleBMJ case reports2021

Vagal paraganglioma clinically presenting as a persistent dry cough.

Caio Heleno, Katharine Lasley, Michelle Low, Pranav Singh

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Caio HelenoInternal Medicine Department, MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center, Mason City, Iowa, USA caioheleno@yahoo.com.br.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1239-7511
Katharine LasleyInternal Medicine Department, MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center, Mason City, Iowa, USA.
Michelle LowInternal Medicine, MercyOne North Iowa, Mason City, Iowa, USA.
Pranav SinghPulmunology Department, MercyOne North Iowa, Mason City, Iowa, USA.
Mercy Medical Center · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vagal paragangliomas (VPs) are a rare subset of neuroendocrine tumour derived from paraganglia located in the head/neck that are usually indolent in nature. Typical clinical presentations include pulsatile tinnitus or hoarseness associated with a neck mass. Surgery and radiation therapy remain the primary treatment modalities but come with significant morbidity including cranial nerve damage. We describe a unique case of VP in which cough was the only presenting symptom, that was exacerbated by enlargement of the tumour. Symptoms improved following radiation treatment.

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Cranial Nerve NeoplasmsHead and Neck NeoplasmsParagangliomaParaganglioma, Extra-AdrenalCoughHumanscancer interventionearhead and neck cancerlung functionnose and throatrespiratory cancer

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PMID34330721
PMCPMC8327740
OpenAlexW3185424872

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