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Carotid Body Paraganglioma with Prominent Lymphocytic Infiltration Mimicking Metastatic Lymph Node: A Case Report
Carotid body paraganglioma is a neuroendocrine neoplasm of the mandibular region. Due to its prominent stromal alternations, carotid body paraganglioma is a great emulator of other neoplasms in the head and neck region especially in metastatic tumors and its definite diagnosis is a great challenge. To the best of our knowledge, the most frequently reported variant is sclerosing and paragangliom...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Seminars in Oncology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0093-7754
DOI: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2010.10.017