Radiología en el glomus carotídeo.  Presentación de un caso

Karol Cardenas Montalvo; Germán Zamora

doi:10.47464/MetroCiencia/vol29/3/2021/63-69

Authors

Karol Cardenas Montalvo Universidad San Francisco de Quito https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3614-4164
German Zamora Hospital Metropolitano https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2986-5799

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47464/MetroCiencia/vol29/3/2021/63-69

Keywords:

Carotid body tumor, paraganglioma, angiotomography, angiography

Abstract

The carotid body paraganglioma is a neuroendocrine tumor that arises from the carotid body, is very rare and frequently asymptomatic. Although it is a benign tumor, its invasive capacity and silent behavior, makes it a pathology that requires timely diagnosis and treatment. It is a highly vascular mass that carries an important risk of hemorrhage, which is why it is not recommended to biopsy. Nowadays, the radiologist plays a very important role, being responsible for the diagnosis and giving the vascular surgeon enough information to remove the tumor. We present the case of a 49-year-old female patient who consults because of a mass in the left side of her neck, not painful, that has been growing for about a year. Neck ultrasound and angiotomography were performed revealing a hipervascular mass located at the carotid bifurcation, consistent with carotid body paraganglioma.

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Author Biographies

Karol Cardenas Montalvo, Universidad San Francisco de Quito

Médico Residente Posgrado de Imagenología, Universidad San Francisco de Quito
German Zamora, Hospital Metropolitano

Neuro-Radiólogo, Hospital Metropolitano Quito

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