Paraganglioma of the vagus nerve masquerading as a carotid body tumor.
A case of paraganglioma of the vagus nerve in a 69-year-old woman presented as a pulsatile neck mass of 20 years duration. Angiogram showed it to be a vascular tumor and suggested the diagnosis of carotid body tumor. At operation, the tumor was found to involve the vagus nerve, which needed to be resected. The relevant literature regarding paragangliomas of the vagus nerve is discussed.
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Section of General and Vascular Surgery, Guthrie Clinic, Sayre, PA.
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D000368:Aged; D002345:Carotid Body Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014630:Vagus Nerve