Journal Reviews

Carotid paragangliomas and their management

1 September 2016 | | Carotid body, Paraganglioma, Surgery, Technique

Paragangliomas in the head and neck are most frequently associated with the carotid artery, classically at its bifurcation and splaying the internal and external vessels. Despite their commonality at this site, large studies of these rare tumours are still lacking...

Preoperative tumour embolisation

1 January 2015 | | Head and Neck | Carotid body tumor, Embolization, Glomus tumor, Juvenile nasal angiofibroma, Meningioma, NBCA, Onyx, Spinal tumor

This review article analyses the role of preoperative endovascular tumour embolisation in the treatment of a variety of hypervascular head and neck lesions including juvenile nasal angiofibroma, glomus tumour, carotid body tumours, and meningioma. Although the concept of tumour embolisation...