title: Sclerosing Paragangliomas of the Carotid Body: A Series of a Rare Variant and Review of the Literature.
abstract: The incidence of carotid body tumors is less than 1 in 30,000. Histologically, they present with a classic pattern of tumor cells arranged in "zellballen" or nests. A new extremely rare sclerosing subtype has been described in the literature with distinct stromal sclerosis and hyalinization, differentiating it from conventional paragangliomata. We present a case series of 3 patients with this rare variant and also discuss the diagnosis and management of carotid body parangliomas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, Herston, QLD, Australia. Electronic address: eugeneng82@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Eugene
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, Herston, QLD, Australia.
authors.forename: Gemma
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Duncan
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, Herston, QLD, Australia; Discipline of Surgery, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; School of Medicine, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia.
authors.forename: Andrew M T L
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Choong
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, Herston, QLD, Australia.
authors.forename: Leo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Francis
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, Herston, QLD, Australia; Vascular Surgery, Greenslopes Private Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
authors.forename: Wallace
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, Herston, QLD, Australia; Vascular Surgery, Greenslopes Private Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
authors.forename: Allan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kruger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002345:Carotid Body Tumor / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation; D012598:Sclerosis