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Carotid Body Paragangliomas

Case Reports, Diagnostic Findings, and Pathologic Overview

Lisa Davidson Baldwin, BSRT, RDMS

Penrose-St.Francis Healthcare System, Colorado Springs, Colorado; The University Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, P.O. Box 26901, The South Pavillion, Room 45P-700, Oklahoma City, OK 73190.

Susan Raatz Stephenson, BSRT, RDMS

Prenatal Assessment Center, The University Hospital, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Three case reports discuss similar ultrasonic appearances of carotid body tumors. Ultrasound findings include a hypoechoic mass with multidirectinal color flow located at the carotid bifurcation. The most common sign of a carotid doby tumor is a palpable painless neck mass.

Key Words: carotid body • carotid body paraganglioma • carotid boby tumor • common carotid artey bifurcation • hypervascular flow

Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Vol. 12, No. 2, 78-82 (1996)
DOI: 10.1177/857647939601200205
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