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Vagus Nerve Paraganglioma: Radiological Features We Should Be Aware of

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Abstract

Introduction

A rare case of vagal paraganglioma is reported.

Material and Methods

The specific radiological features of this tumor are presented to the clinician in order to make presumptive diagnosis.

Conclusion

By CT-scan and/or MRI it must be suspected when a hypervascular tumor in relation to the major cervical vessels displaces the internal and external carotid arteries forward, does not open the carotid bifurcation, and displaces the internal jugular vein backwards.

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  1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Infanta Cristina, Calle Fernando Sánchez Sampedro, No. 4, P8, 4º B, CP: 06003, Badajoz, Spain

    Carlos Moreno-García, Raúl González-García & Florencio Monje

  2. Department of Neurology, University Hospital Infanta Cristina, Badajoz, Spain

    María Asunción Pons García

  3. Centre for Implantology and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (CICOM), Badajoz, Spain

    Florencio Monje

  4. School of Medicine, University of Extremadura (UEx), Badajoz, Spain

    Carlos Moreno-García, Raúl González-García, María Asunción Pons García & Florencio Monje

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Moreno-García, C., González-García, R., García, M.A.P. et al. Vagus Nerve Paraganglioma: Radiological Features We Should Be Aware of. J. Maxillofac. Oral Surg. 14, 1013–1015 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12663-015-0750-0

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