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Patient with neck mass suspected to carotid body tumor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
History, Physical examination, and evaluation of cnotralateral side
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Patients with age < 50 years
Patients with multiple paraganglioma
Patients with a positive family history
 
 
 
The rest of the patients
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SDHD genetic testing
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Presence of SDHD mutation
 
 
 
Absence of SDHD mutation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SDHC and SDHB genetic testing
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Presence of SDHC/B mutation
 
 
 
Absence of SDHC/B mutation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
All the relatives should be evaluated for the presence of paragnaglioma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
whole-body 18F-dihydroxyphenylalanine (F-DOPA) positron emission tomography to assess the presence of other paragangliomas