Quality of Life After Surgical Treatment of Head and Neck Paragangliomas
Surgical treatment of PGLs may lead to significant impairments in physical and psychological domains, especially in larger carotid body, vagal and jugular tumors. Structured pre- and postoperative cranial nerve examinations and interprofessional support should be provided to mitigate postoperative QOL reduction.
Authors
- Dittmar Böckler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2421-2019)
- Ralph Hohenberger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6289-296X)
- Patrick J. Schuler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1065-8709)
- Philipp Erhart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4964-2448)
- Christina Sauter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7709-2395)
- Peter K. Plinkert
Institutions
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University Hospital Augsburg (DE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Head & Neck
- Published
- 2025-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.70084
- Primary Topic
- Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00