Robotic radiosurgery of head and neck paragangliomas: a single institution experience.

Aim: CyberKnife is a robotic stereotactic radiotherapy system. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and the safety of CyberKnife on treating head and neck paragangliomas and to report our results.

Methods: Between March 2009 and June 2014, 12 patients with head and neck paragangliomas have been referred to our clinic: in three cases had jugular paragangliomas, five cases had carotid body paragangliomas and three cases had tympanic paragangliomas.