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Case Report
Bilateral carotid paraganglioma: A case report
1 Neurosurgery Clinic, Fann Teaching Hospital, Dakar, Senegal
2 Cardiology Department, Kamenge Teaching Hospital, Bujumbura, Burundi
3 Medical Imaging Department, Kamenge Teaching Hospital, Bujumbura, Burundi
4 Saint Joseph Cardiology Clinic, Burundian Society of Cardiology, Burundi
5 Neurology Department, Kamenge Teaching Hospital, Bujumbura, Burundi
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Jean Michel Nzisabira
Neurosurgery Department, Fann University Hospital, Dakar,
Senegal
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Article ID: 101268Z01JN2021
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Nzisabira JM, Ndirahisha E, Manirakiza S, Nzisabira LS, Barasukana P, Nzisabira L. Bilateral carotid paraganglioma: A case report. Int J Case Rep Images 2021;12:101268Z01JN2021.ABSTRACT
Introduction: Paragangliomas are rare tumors derived from the neural crest. The carotid location is the most common in the neck.
Case Report: We report the case of a 17-year-old Burundian girl who presented with a bilateral laterocervical mass syndrome evolving for several years. The interrogation reveals a case of laterocervical swellings of very slow evolution without any other clinical manifestation. The diagnosis was made by nuclear magnetic resonance imaging and angiography.
Conclusion: The young age of the patient, the bilateral location of the tumors in the carotid artery, and the family history suggest a hereditary etiology.
Keywords: Age, Bilaterality, Carotid location, Paraganglioma, SDH gene
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Author Contributions
Jean Michel Nzisabira - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published
Eugène Ndirahisha - Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Sébastien Manirakiza - Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Linda Samantha Nzisabira - Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Final approval of the version to be published
Patrice Barasukana - Interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Léopold Nzisabira - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Guaranter of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
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Consent StatementWritten informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this article.
Data AvailabilityAll relevant data are within the paper and its Supporting Information files.
Conflict of InterestAuthors declare no conflict of interest.
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