Spinal metastases of carotid paraganglioma. One case and review of the literature

Paragangliomas of the carotid body are uncommon tumours usually regarded as benign or locally malignant. Metastasis occurs in 5 to 25% of the cases, involving mainly the liver, lung and bones. A case of carotid body tumour without histological evidence of malignancy but with local invasion and, subs...

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Published inJournal of neuroradiology Vol. 16; no. 2; p. 172
Main Authors Crouzet, G, Vasdev, A, Lambrinidis, M, Pasquier, B, Pascal-Ortiz, D, Mnif, J, Chirossel, J P, Le Bas, J F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published France 1989
Subjects
Adult
Angiography
Carotid Body Tumor - diagnostic imaging
Carotid Body Tumor - secondary
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Radionuclide Imaging
Spinal Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Spinal Neoplasms - secondary
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Summary:Paragangliomas of the carotid body are uncommon tumours usually regarded as benign or locally malignant. Metastasis occurs in 5 to 25% of the cases, involving mainly the liver, lung and bones. A case of carotid body tumour without histological evidence of malignancy but with local invasion and, subsequently, multiple spinal metastases is reported. Since the histological prognosis of the initial tumour is impossible to make in most cases, the authors underline the importance of signs of local invasion which is predictive of metastasis and requires regular monitoring with radionuclide bone scanning and MRI.
ISSN:0150-9861