Neck trauma: a red-herring to diagnosis of chemodectoma

Autor:	O A M, Adesiyun, P O, Adeoye, C K P, Ofoegbu, E A O, Afolayan
Rok vydání:	2016
Předmět:	Adult Diagnosis Differential Neck Injuries Paraganglioma Extra-Adrenal Treatment Outcome Head and Neck Neoplasms Angiography Humans Neck Dissection Female Radiotherapy Adjuvant Tomography X-Ray Computed
Zdroj:	African journal of medicine and medical sciences. 44(4)
ISSN:	0309-3913
Popis:	Chemodectoma, a neuroendocrine tumour of the paraganglionic cells in the carotid body remains an uncommon tumour. We report the first case from University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria. Though with a red herring history of trauma induced swelling, clinical and radiologic features were characteristic of chemodectoma. Histologic features of the excised lesion are presented.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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