Carotid body tumor: MRI appearance

ABSTRACT

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