CAROTID CHEMODECTOMA: DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS ACCORDING TO ULTRASOUND DATA
Carotid chemodectoma (“chemodectoma caroticum”, a carotid glomus tumor) is a benign slow-growing, vascularized tumor that is one of the most common paragangliomas of the head and neck. The ultrasound examination of 18 000 patients referred for various reasons revealed 2 cases of carotid chemodectoma...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Russian |
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ABV-press
2015-04-01
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| Series: | Опухоли головы и шеи |
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| Online Access: | https://ogsh.abvpress.ru/jour/article/view/30 |
| Summary: | Carotid chemodectoma (“chemodectoma caroticum”, a carotid glomus tumor) is a benign slow-growing, vascularized tumor that is one of the most common paragangliomas of the head and neck. The ultrasound examination of 18 000 patients referred for various reasons revealed 2 cases of carotid chemodectoma verified by angiography. The paper gives the current ideas of the rate, etiology, pathomorphology, and clinical manifestations of chemodectoma, as well as its major ultrasound differential diagnostic criteria. |
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| ISSN: | 2222-1468 2411-4634 |