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Culturing Rat Sympathetic Neurons from Embryonic Superior Cervical Ganglia for Morphological and Proteomic Analysis
Published on: September 27, 2020
[Secretory carotid glomus]
M Morales-Salas1, J Martín Mora, F Muñoz Borge
1Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla.
Abstract:
Carotid glomus tumours compose an infrequent clinical group. The presence of familiar forms, multicentric or with secretory characteristics hinder the diagnosis. A high suspicion rate based on the clinical picture and supported by imaging techniques will allow in each case to proceed with the more suitable treatment. The case reported refers to a woman with a carotid body glomus possibly of endocrine nature, which evolved favourable despite the therapeutical avoidance due to the peculiar features of the case.
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