Recurrent malignant carotid body tumor： report of one case and review of tile literature

Carotid body tumor （CBT） is a rare tumor, which is composed of chromaffin cells, groupsof cells associated with the autonomous system, occurring at the carotid bifurcation. This tumor grows slowly, usually with a history of several years and seldom undergoes malignant transformation. The majority of...

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Published inChinese medical journal Vol. 118; no. 22; pp. 1929 - 1932
Main Author ZHENG Jia-wei ZHU Han-guang YUAN Rong-tao LI Jiang WANG Li-zhen ZHANG Shan-yong ZHANG Zhi-yuan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 2005
Subjects
临床表现
治疗方法
病理机制
颈动脉肿瘤
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Summary:Carotid body tumor （CBT） is a rare tumor, which is composed of chromaffin cells, groupsof cells associated with the autonomous system, occurring at the carotid bifurcation. This tumor grows slowly, usually with a history of several years and seldom undergoes malignant transformation. The majority of CBT are benign, only few cases of malignant CBTs were reported in the literature. 1.3 Overa period of 10 years （1993-2004）, 28 patients with CBT were diagnosed and surgically treated in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,
Bibliography:carotid body tumor· malignant carotid body tumor · chemodectoma · paraganglioma
11-2154/R
R732.21
ISSN:0366-6999
2542-5641