A case report on glomus caroticum tumors and preoperative embolisation

Glomus tumors (chemodectomas) originate from chemoreceptors in the neural crest. Two thirds of glomus tumors in head and neck region are glomus jugulare tumors. Tumors originating from carotid bifurcation are called glomus caroticum. They are slowly growing tumors. Methods for management are follow-...

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Main Authors: Ahmet Koç, Ahmet Mert Bilgili, Orhan Altıntaş, Turgay Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayincilik 2004-06-01
Series:Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
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Online Access: http://turkarchotolaryngol.net/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/a-case-report-on-glomus-caroticum-tumors-and-preop/43720