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Contiguous bilateral head and neck paragangliomas in a carrier of the SDHB germline mutation.
Journal of vascular surgery - 1 Jan 2012
Collins Nicole, Dietzek Alan
Abstract excerpt
Paragangliomas are extremely rare neoplasms with multicentric presentation usually linked to familial tumor syndromes. This patient presented with the uncommon combination of concurrent bilateral carotid body tumors and a unilateral glomus jugulare mass that demonstrated vascular continuity. During treatment, the patient was found to be heterozygous for the SDHB germline mutation, an autosomal dominant genotype...
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