Malignant carotid paraganglioma: a case report. / Paraganglioma carotídeo maligno. A propósito de un caso.
Radiologia (Engl Ed)
; 61(2): 171-176, 2019.
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| ID: mdl-30392588
ABSTRACT
Tumors of the carotid body are uncommon neoplasms that originate in the neuroectoderm. These tumors are slow growing but well vascularized and very destructive. Between 5% and 13% of carotid body tumors are malignant, behaving aggressively at the local level, invading the adjacent lymph nodes, and resulting in remote metastases. We present the case of a 60-year-old man who was examined for pain and paresthesias in his arm. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a large tumor in the left carotid space. Histologic study of a biopsy specimen from the tumor revealed that it was a paraganglioma. Further studies to determine the extent of disease detected metastases in bone and lung, confirming the tumor's malignancy.
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Assunto principal:
Paraganglioma
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Tumor do Corpo Carotídeo
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
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Es
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Radiologia (Engl Ed)
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article