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Internal Carotid Artery Ectasia: The Value of Imaging Studies Prior to Biopsy of a Retropharyngeal Mass
The presence of retropharyngeal tissue mass often raises the suspicion of malignancy, especially in elderly patients. This prompts urgent biopsy to investigate tissue histology. We discuss a case where this is contraindicated as the retropharyngeal mass was illustrated by CT scanning and confirmed w...
Autores principales: | Chan, Kenneth, Richards, Polly S, Dilkes, Mike G |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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JSCR Publishing Ltd
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649166/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24946356 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2010.9.4 |
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