Head and neck paraganglioma

MONDO:0006239

A benign or malignant extra-adrenal paraganglioma arising from paraganglia in the head and neck. Representative examples include the carotid body and jugulotympanic paragangliomas.

Also known as: craniocervical region paraganglioma, head and neck paraganglioma, paraganglioma of craniocervical region, paraganglioma of head and neck, paraganglioma of the head and neck

1471 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 1 tagged with Head and neck paraganglioma itself.

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↑ Head and neck neoplasm (2206) ↑ Paraganglioma (57)

Sub-types of Head and neck paraganglioma

Carotid body paraganglioma 0 trials
3 sub-types
- Benign carotid body paraganglioma 0 trials
- Malignant carotid body paraganglioma 0 trials
- Non-secreting chemodectoma 0 trials
Jugulotympanic paraganglioma 0 trials
1 sub-type
- Malignant jugulotympanic paraganglioma 0 trials
Tympanic paraganglioma 0 trials
Vagus nerve paraganglioma 0 trials

Including sub-types (1471) Tagged with Head and neck paraganglioma (1)

Not yet recruiting 1

Can watching and waiting beat early treatment for Slow-Growing head and neck tumors?

Disease control Not yet recruiting

This trial asks whether monitoring a slow-growing head and neck tumor without immediate treatment can preserve quality of life better than early surgery or radiation. Adults with newly diagnosed carotid or vagal paragangliomas are randomly assigned to either active surveillance o…

Sponsor: Hospices Civils de Lyon • Aim: Disease control

Last updated Aug 27, 2026 00:00 UTC

Head and neck paraganglioma

Where it sits in the disease tree

Can watching and waiting beat early treatment for Slow-Growing head and neck tumors?