Transoral CO[subscript]2 laser excision of laryngeal paraganglioma is effective.

2003 NOV 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Transoral CO[subscript]2 laser excision of laryngeal paraganglioma is effective.

According to a study from Germany, "Paragangliomas are rare benign neoplasms arising from the neural crest-derived paraganglia of the autonomic nervous system. In the larynx, 3 different localizations of paraganglia are known. Most laryngeal paragangliomas arise from the supraglottic paraganglia.

"A review of the literature shows that the treatment of choice for laryngeal paragangliomas is surgical excision. Since the implementation of CO[subscript]2 laser surgery into laryngology in 1972, no reports of endoscopic laser surgical excisions …