Case of a Malignant Carotid Body Tumor With Systemic Metastases: The Utility of Multimodal Imaging
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Dann, Ayla
White, Alison
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Carotid body tumors (CBTs) are rare neoplastic paragangliomas that are typically benign; however, 10% to 15% are malignant with local invasion and, in rare cases, metastases systemically. A 45-year-old woman with a familial history of CBT presented following a syncopal episode. Multimodal imaging confirmed the presence of bilateral CBTs. 68Gallium-DOTATATE Positron Emission Tomography (DOTATATE-PET) scans revealed distant systemic metastases in the liver and vertebra. Surgical intervention was undertaken to excise the less complex right CBT. This report presents a case of malignant CBT with systemic metastases, describing the postintervention multimodal imaging findings with a focus on the duplex ultrasound features.
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Journal for Vascular Ultrasound
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© 2019 Society for Vascular Ultrasound (SVU). This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal website for access to the definitive, published version.
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Amorosi, NM; Dann, A; White, A, Case of a Malignant Carotid Body Tumor With Systemic Metastases: The Utility of Multimodal Imaging, Journal for Vascular Ultrasound, pp. 1-5