title: Paragangliomas of the Head and Neck.
abstract: Paragangliomas of the head and neck are rare vascular skull-base tumors derived from the paraganglionic system with an estimated incidence of 1:30,000 accounting for 3% of all paragangliomas. The most common paraganglioma locations of the head and neck in descending order are the carotid body, jugular, tympanic, and vagal paragangliomas. This article discusses the clinical characterics, normal anatamy, imaging findings and protocols, pathology, staging, and differential diagnosis for paragangliomas of the head and neck.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Sean
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Woolen
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Otolaryngology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Electronic address: gemmete@med.umich.edu.
authors.forename: Joseph J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Gemmete
mesh_terms: D001016:Aortic Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Computed tomography; DOPA-PET; FDG-PET; I-123 Metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG); In 111-DTPA-d-Phe1-octreotide; MR imaging; Paraganglioma; Pheochromocytoma