Talk:Paraganglioma

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I had one of these tumors when I was 21. It extended thru a cranial canal and was located both in my neck and skull. It was the size of a softball! I am now 37 and no one knows I ever experienced the tumor. I did loose 4 nerves and what they control, but I guess I make up for it well. If anyone is researching this and wants to talk to someone who has been there, feel free to write me at acco1st@yahoo.com. --24.172.36.130 20:38, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Endocrine Reviews

Current approaches and recent developments in the management of head and neck paragangliomas. doi:10.1210/er.2014-1026 JFW | T@lk 12:01, 20 July 2014 (UTC)

Reorganization

Sections for diseases per wp:medmos:

• Classification: If relevant. May also be placed as a subheading of diagnosis
• Signs and symptoms or Characteristics
• Causes: Includes Risk factors, triggers, Genetics or genome, Virology (e.g., structure/morphology and replication).
• Mechanism: For information about pathogenesis and pathophysiology.
• Diagnosis: Includes characteristic biopsy findings and differential diagnosis.
• Prevention or Screening (if the section only discusses secondary prevention it should follow the treatment section)
• Treatment or Management: This might include any type of currently used treatment, such as diet, exercise, medication, palliative care, physical therapy, psychotherapy, self care, surgery, watchful waiting, and many other possibilities. Consider discussing treatments in a plausible order in which they might be tried, or discussing the most common treatments first. Avoid experimental/speculative treatments and preventive measures (e.g., prophylactic vaccines or infection-avoidance techniques). As per the policy of WP:NOTHOW, Wikipedia articles should not be written in a "how-to" style, but this does not prevent adding official guidelines of treatments or managements if these can be presented in an objective manner and with medically reliable sources.
• Outcomes or Prognosis. May also be labeled "Possible outcomes" or "Outlook".
• Epidemiology: factors such as incidence, prevalence, age distribution, and sex ratio.
• History: Early discoveries, historical figures, and outdated treatments (not patient history)
• Society and culture: This might include stigma, economics, religious aspects, awareness, legal issues, notable cases
• Research directions: Include only if addressed by significant sources. See Trivia, and avoid useless statements like "More research is needed". Wikipedia is not a directory of clinical trials or researchers.
• Special populations, such as Geriatrics or Pregnancy or Pediatrics
• Other animals

BakerStMD T|C 21:10, 15 January 2015 (UTC)