BILATERAL CAROTID BODY PARAGANGLIOMAS : A CASE REPORT

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  • Warinthorn PHUTTHARAK Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University
  • Chalida APHINIVES Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University
  • Thumnu ART-SMART Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University
  • Darunee JINTAKANON Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University

Abstract

Carotid body paraganglioma is an uncommon tumor which arise from paraganglionic or chemoreceptor tissue at the carotid bifurcation. This is one of the most common primary sites for paragangliomas arising in the head and neck, mostly unilateral. Bilateral tumors is rare which occur in only 5% of sporadic and 33-38 % of familial paragangliomas. We report a quite rare sporadic case of bilateral tumors which had the characteristic CT and MRI findings.

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2023-04-15

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PHUTTHARAK W, APHINIVES C, ART-SMART T, JINTAKANON D. BILATERAL CAROTID BODY PARAGANGLIOMAS : A CASE REPORT. ASEAN J Radiol [Internet]. 2023 Apr. 15 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];8(3):193-202. Available from: https://asean-journal-radiology.org/index.php/ajr/article/view/611

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