Dopamine-secreting glomus vagale: A case report and histopathologic correlation

Head and Neck

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 753-757

  Levin, Roger J ^a   Hamill, Nicholas J ^a   Grenko, Ronald T ^a   Huang, May Y ^a   Fedok, Fred G ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Catecholamine; Dopamine; Glomus vagale; Paraganglioma

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; DOPAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE; CATECHOLAMINE SYNTHESIS; CATECHOLAMINE URINE LEVEL; DOPAMINE METABOLISM; DOPAMINE RELEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PARAGANGLIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AORTIC BODIES; DOPAMINE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAGANGLIOMA, EXTRA-ADRENAL; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0031657724     PISSN: 10433074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0347(199812)20:8<753::AID-HED15>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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