Journal of Medical Cases, ISSN 1923-4155 print, 1923-4163 online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 5, Number 3, March 2014, pages 125-128

A Carotid Body Tumor Mimicking a Thyroid Nodule

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Neck magnetic resonance imaging of the case.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Microscopic photograph of paraganglioma, HE × 200.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Immunstain for S-100 protein shows positive staining in sustentacular cells, S-100 × 400.
Figure 4.
Figure 4. Immunstain for Synaptophysin shows positive staining in tumor cells, Synaptophysin × 200.
Figure 5.
Figure 5. Immunstain for chromogranin A shows positive staining in tumor cells, Chromogranin A × 200.