Carotid body tumor with lung metastases

Case contributed by Hani Makky Al Salam , 1 Apr 2010
Diagnosis almost certain
Changed by Henry Knipe, 29 Apr 2016

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Pending. 

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Image CT (C+ delayed) ( update )

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Carotid Body Tumor sagital reformat

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Carotid Body Tumor Coronal reformat

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Pending. 

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Lung metastases
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Pending. 

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Lung metastases Frontal chest radiograph
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MRI through the neck demonstrates a large mass on the left splaying the ICA and ECA. It is of high T2 signal with numerous punctate and serpiginous regions of low signal due to flow voids (so called salt and pepper sign).

The post contrast T1 fat suppressed images demonstrate vivid enhancement again with flow voids.

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Carotid Body Tumor Axial T1

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Carotid Body Tumour Axial T1 FS post

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Carotid Body Tumour Coronal T1

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Carotid Body Tumour Coronal T1 FS post

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Carotid Body Tumour Sagital T1

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Carotid Body Tumour Sagital T1 FS post

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MRI through the neck demonstrates a large mass on the left splaying the ICA and ECA. It is of high T2 signal with numerous punctate and serpignous regions of low signal due to flow voids (so called salt and pepper sign).

The post contrast T1 fat suppressed images demonstrate vivid enhancement again with flow voids.

Features are consistent with a carotid body tumour, in this case metastasising to the lungs.

  • -<p>MRI through the neck demonstrates a large mass on the left splaying the ICA and ECA. It is of high T2 signal with numerous punctate and serpignous regions of low signal due to flow voids (so called <a href="/articles/salt-and-pepper-sign" title="Salt and pepper sign">salt and pepper sign</a>). </p><p>The post contrast T1 fat suppressed images demonstrate vivid enhancement again with flow voids. </p><p>Features are consistent with a <a href="/articles/carotid-body-tumour" title="Carotid body tumour">carotid body tumour</a>, in this case metastasising to the lungs.</p>
  • +<p>Features are consistent with a <a href="/articles/carotid-body-tumour">carotid body tumour</a>, in this case metastasising to the lungs.</p>

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