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Case Reports
. 1975 Jan;35(1):263-9.
doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(197501)35:1<263::aid-cncr2820350133>3.0.co;2-t.

Chemodectoma of the vagus nerve. Report of a case with ultrastructural study

B B Fernandez, F J Hernandez, C J Staley
Case Reports

Chemodectoma of the vagus nerve. Report of a case with ultrastructural study

B B Fernandez et al. Cancer. 1975 Jan.

Abstract

Light and electron microscopic studies of a chemodectoma of the vagus nerve are presented. Forty-four cases of vagal chemodectoma have been reported to date, but no electronmicroscopic studies have been published. The ultramicroscopic studies showed the presence of clear and dark cells and membrane-bound neurosecretory granules, and the absence of sustentacular cells and nerve endings. Similar findings have been reported in cases of carotid body and glomus jugulare tumors.

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