Title of article
Fever as the Main Presenting Symptom of a Carotid Body Tumor
Author/Authors
Mehrdad Ghoreishi، نويسنده , , Ali Akbar-Beigi، نويسنده , , Diana Tahery، نويسنده , , Siavoush Sehhat، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2008
Pages
4
From page
214
To page
217
Abstract
Carotid body tumor (paraganglioma) is a rare tumor which presents as a mass in the lateral part of the neck. It is typically a slow-growing and nonsymptomatic mass at the beginning. Fever is not an usual symptom of this tumor. Here, we report a 78- year-old woman presenting with this tumor as a cause of fever of unknown origin.
Keywords
Fever , paraganglioma , Carotid body tumor
Journal title
Archives of Iranian Medicine
Serial Year
2008
Journal title
Archives of Iranian Medicine
Record number
662935
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