A Case of Large Carotid Body Tumor: Surgical Challenge

A Case of Large Carotid Body Tumor: Surgical Challenge

Carotid body tumors (CBTs) are rare benign tumors, but they do have a chance of turning into malignant tumors. Hence, the earliest mode of treatment is surgical resection. The high vascularity of the tumors poses a surgical and anesthetic challenge. Hereby, we present a successfully resected case of...

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Main Authors: Amitabh Jena, Gajjala Venkata Sivanath Reddy, Vinay Kadiyala, K Brinda, Rashmi Patnayak, Amit Kumar Chowhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Subjects:
Carotid body tumor
paraganglioma
surgery
Online Access:http://www.indjvascsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0972-0820;year=2016;volume=3;issue=3;spage=96;epage=98;aulast=Jena

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http://www.indjvascsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0972-0820;year=2016;volume=3;issue=3;spage=96;epage=98;aulast=Jena

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