Patients with suggested recurrence of paraganglioma (surgically treated paragangliomas)
Patient | Localization | Interval Between Surgery and MRI | Maximal Dimension (mm) | Probability of PG | Final Diagnosis (reference standard) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C MRI | CE-MRA | |||||
1 | Vagal | 4 years | 20 | 1 | 2 | PG (surgery + pathology) |
2 | Jugulotympanic | 9 months | 16 | 1 | 2 | PG (SD) |
3 | Vagal | 4 years | 22 | 2 | 2 | PG (SD) |
4 | Jugulotympanic | 6 months | 41 | 2 | 2 | PG (SD) |
CBT | 6 months | 4 | 1 | 0 | Postoperative scar (follow-up) |
Note:—CBT indicates carotid body tumor; C MRI, conventional MR imaging; PG, paraganglioma; SD, surgical data (known tumor residue); 2, probable; 1, uncertain; 0, improbable.