Operative management of symptomatic, metachronous carotid body tumors involving the skull base and its neurological sequelae

Operative management of symptomatic, metachronous carotid body tumors involving the skull base and its neurological sequelae

A 44-year-old morbidly obese woman with a history of right carotid body tumor (CBT) resection presented with a symptomatic, nonfunctional, left Shamblin-III CBT. Abutment of the skull base precluded distal internal carotid artery control for arterial reconstruction, favoring parent vessel sacrifice...

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Main Authors: Roberto G. Aru, MD, Rony K. Aouad, MD, Justin F. Fraser, MD, Amanda M. Romesberg, DO, Kevin W. Hatton, MD, Sam C. Tyagi, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
Subjects:
Carotid body tumor
Metachronous carotid body tumor
Cranial nerves deficit
Baroreceptor failure syndrome
Multidisciplinary care
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428721000800

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