Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Paragangliomas of head and neck (HNPPGLs) are rare and mostly slow growing tumors arising from neural crest-derived cell clusters and have high rate of genetic mutation, up to 40% germline mutations and 30% somatic mutations.Methods: Retrospective review of institutional experience with clinical evaluation and management of HNPPGLs.Results: Among 174 patients with HNPPGLs diagnosed from 1981 to 2023, 116 (67%) were wome...