Volume : VII, Issue : VI, June - 2018
Management of large carotid body tumor : A Case report
Dr. Sheil Avneesh, Dr. Ruchi Singh
Abstract :
Carotid body tumor is a rare neck tumor that is derived from the neural crest1 with an incidence of 1 in 100,000 with female
predliction. Large size, >5 cm size, tumors carries a high risk of postoperative morbidity and mortality and neurovascular
complications2.We report a case of large size tumor which was surgically removed with minimal blood loss, no neurological loss
and no cereo– vascular complications. No preoperative embolization was performed. This case reveals that proper preoperative
work up and meticulous surgical technique is the key to improve treatment outcome.
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DR. SHEIL AVNEESH, Dr. RUCHI SINGH, Management of large carotid body tumor : A Case report, PARIPEX‾INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-6 | June-2018
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DR. SHEIL AVNEESH, Dr. RUCHI SINGH, Management of large carotid body tumor : A Case report, PARIPEX‾INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-6 | June-2018