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Review
. 2009 Dec;3(4):303-6.
doi: 10.1007/s12105-009-0130-5. Epub 2009 Aug 23.

Paraganglioma: carotid body tumor

Jacqueline A Wieneke  1 , Alice Smith
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Review

Paraganglioma: carotid body tumor

Jacqueline A Wieneke et al. Head Neck Pathol. 2009 Dec.
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Fig. 1
a Axial T2 weighted image demonstrates punctuate areas of low signal consistent with flow voids (arrow). b The post contrast T1 weighted image demonstrates avid contrast enhancement
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Fig. 2
Sagittal reformation from a CT angiogram demonstrates intense enhancement at the left carotid bifurcation with splaying of the internal and external carotid arteries
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Fig. 3
Indium-111 octreotide scan demonstrates avid uptake of radiotracer in the region of the left carotid bifurcation on the 4 h delay scan
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Fig. 4
High power hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) stain showing a well-developed “zellballen” growth pattern. The neoplastic cells demonstrate a basophilic granular cytoplasm and round hyperchromatic nuclei with dispersed chromatin
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Fig. 5
a Strong reactivity with chromogranin staining by immunohistochemical technique is shown. b The sutentacular cell population at the periphery of the cell nests (“zellballen”) is highlighted by S-100 protein immunohistochemical staining
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