Przyzwojaki szyi w materiale Kliniki Otolaryngologii Warszawskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w latach 2001-2010

1. Paragangliomas are rare tumors of nonspecific clinical manifestation, making the early diagnosis very difficult. 2. Precise radiological evaluation is necessary taking into consideration quite high incidence of multicentric paragangliomas. 3. There is higher risk of cranial nerve paresis after surgical treatment of multicentric paragangliomas, neoplasms larger then 5 centimeters in diameter and vagal paragangliomas then in isolated carotid artery paragangliomas.