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. 2007 Apr;188(4):1054-8.
doi: 10.2214/AJR.05.1497.

Cross-sectional imaging of paragangliomas of the aortic body and other thoracic branchiomeric paraganglia

Jonathan Balcombe  1 , Drew A Torigian, Woojin Kim, Wallace T Miller Jr
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Cross-sectional imaging of paragangliomas of the aortic body and other thoracic branchiomeric paraganglia

Jonathan Balcombe et al. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2007 Apr.

Abstract

Objective: Our purpose was to show the CT and MRI findings of paragangliomas of the aortic body and the great vessels of the mediastinum.

Conclusion: Paragangliomas of the aortic body and the great vessels have a characteristic imaging appearance. They originate from known sites of the branchiomeric paraganglia such as the aortic body. Knowledge of the location of the aortic body and other paraganglia combined with an appreciation of the how these tumors grow and displace neighboring structures will suggest a potential diagnosis of mediastinal paraganglioma.

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