Carotid body tumor: MRI appearance

A 52-year-old male presented with a painless swelling of the right side of the neck of four months duration. The clinical examination was unremarkable except for the swelling. On deep palpation pulsations were felt. Patient was referred to radiology department for ultrasonography neck on grey scale imaging there was an echogenic mass at the level of carotid bifurcation on Doppler study there was blood flow within the mass associated with displacement of the internal carotid artery due to pressure effect. Carotid body tumor was suspected and patient underwent for CT and MRI for confirmation

Neck swelling in children: an unusual presentation

Neck swelling in the children's has always been a diagnostic challenge for radiologists. A 3 year boy presented in the surgical outdoor with a painless lateral neck mass and was referred to our department for USG neck. On USG ectopic thymus was suspected. MRI was advised to confirm the ultrasound finding .MRI confirmed our ultrasound diagnosis by typical appearance of thymic tissue using different sequences. Information about this anatomic variant and of its variable clinical presentation is essential and it should be included in the differential diagnosis of neck masses, especially in children