Table 2:

Patients with suggested recurrence of paraganglioma (surgically treated paragangliomas)

PatientLocalizationInterval Between Surgery and MRIMaximal Dimension (mm)Probability of PGFinal Diagnosis (reference standard)
C MRICE-MRA
1Vagal4 years2012PG (surgery + pathology)
2Jugulotympanic9 months1612PG (SD)
3Vagal4 years2222PG (SD)
4Jugulotympanic6 months4122PG (SD)
CBT6 months410Postoperative 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.