Magnetic resonance and computed tomography imaging of a carotid body tumor in a dog

A 5-year-old castrated male Labrador Retriever was presented to a referring veterinarian for a swelling in the neck region. Based on the results of histopathology, a carotid body tumor, was diagnosed. The dog was referred to a medical imaging unit for further staging and follow up. This report descr...

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Autores principales: Kromhout, Kaatje, Gielen, Ingrid, De Cock, Hilde EV, Van Dyck, Kristof, van Bree, Henri
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3403989/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22507757
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1751-0147-54-24
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Sumario:A 5-year-old castrated male Labrador Retriever was presented to a referring veterinarian for a swelling in the neck region. Based on the results of histopathology, a carotid body tumor, was diagnosed. The dog was referred to a medical imaging unit for further staging and follow up. This report describes the magnetic resonance (MR) and computed tomographic (CT) appearance of a carotid body tumor.

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