Carotid paragangliomas are rare tumors of slow growth, progressive, and highly vascularized; surgery is the chosen treatment, and most surgeons perform an approach with a longitudinal cervicotomy.
Objective:
We present a case of carotid paraganglioma Shamblin III with skull base extension.
Methods:
Submandibular approach and vascular sealing device of the Ligasure(®) system were used in the surgery.
Results:
We achieved complete resection using these adjunctive techniques.
Conclusions:
The use of these adjunctive techniques can be useful to manage large carotid body tumors.