Paraganglioma of the carotid body: case report

With an incidence of 0.03% of all tumors, carotid body tumors (CBTs) are extremely rare. We present the case of a 63 year old female patient with an asymptomatic right sided neck mass of 3 cm diameter. Doppler ultrasound and contrast-enhanced CT confirmed the clinical suspicion of carotid body tumor...

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Published inRevista medico-chirurgicala a Societatii de Medici si Naturalisti din Iasi Vol. 118; no. 2; p. 417
Main Authors Baroi, Genoveva, Strobescu, Cristina, Iacob, L, Harja, A, Apopei, Oana, Danciu, M, Popa, R F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Romania 01.04.2014
Subjects
Carotid Body Tumor - diagnosis
Carotid Body Tumor - surgery
Diagnosis, Differential
Endarterectomy, Carotid - methods
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:With an incidence of 0.03% of all tumors, carotid body tumors (CBTs) are extremely rare. We present the case of a 63 year old female patient with an asymptomatic right sided neck mass of 3 cm diameter. Doppler ultrasound and contrast-enhanced CT confirmed the clinical suspicion of carotid body tumor. The patient underwent complete surgical excision of the Shamblin group II tumor and an adjacent lymph node, without preoperative embolization. The histopathological examination diagnosed a benign CBT. There were no postoperative complications at 1 and 6 months follow-ups.
ISSN:0048-7848