Carotid body paraganglioma metastatic to spine causing cord compression: a case report
Abstract Background Carotid body tumors (CBTs) are rare neuroendocrine neoplasms arising near the carotid bifurcation with a reported incidence of 1 to 2 cases in 100,000 patients. Most CBTs are sporadic, benign, slow-growing, and non-secreting, but untreated CBTs can grow locally to compress the ne...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-02-01
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| Series: | Diagnostic Pathology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13000-023-01314-y |