title: Computed tomography of a carotid body tumor.
abstract: A patient with a carotid body tumor was evaluated by computed tomography. The tumor demonstrated an enhanced rim and a central lower density. This corresponds to the "eggshell" appearance described angiographically in carotid body tumors.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002345:Carotid Body Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed