Intrasellar and suprasellar paraganglioma: CT and MR findings.
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We present the CT and MR findings of an intrasellar and suprasellar paraganglioma in a 17-year-old girl. Paragangliomas in this location are rare. The lesion had several imaging features characteristic of paragangliomas including marked enhancement after contrast and multiple vascular flow voids.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
دوره 14 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1993