Diagnosis of a carotid body chemodectoma with dynamic radionuclide perfusion scanning.
The first case of a carotid body chemodectoma that was diagnosed using dynamic radionuclide perfusion angiography and subsequently excised is presented. The value of this technic in the investigation of pulsatile tumors is emphasized.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002345:Carotid Body Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D010236:Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
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