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Archives of Surgery, 1965 THE CAROTID-body tumor is an uncommon neoplasm with less than 500 cases reported in literature. Many and varied names have been used to designate these tumors and in the past they were frequently classified as endotheliomas, angiomas, angiosarcomas, hamartomas, carcinomas, and reticulum-cell sarcomas.
H. MASON MORFIT
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Parapharyngeal Neck Schwannomas with Unusual Vascular Displacement [PDF]
Case Reports in Medicine, 2013 This case report illustrates two unusual cases of parapharyngeal schwannomas mimicking carotid body tumors in terms of characteristic vascular displacement.
Kiran Sargar
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Comparative exploration of the carotid body in domestic animals: morphology, physiology, histology, and pathology [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceThe aim of the study was to present a review of the literature and research on the carotid body (CB) over the past years and update the latest findings.
Semzenisi Ecaterina +4 more
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Clinical Case Reports, 2019 Carotid body paraganglioma is commonly asymptomatic, slow‐growing, and nonfunctioning. With its relative contraindication to biopsy due to its high vascularity in nature, imaging characteristics are the key to help making the diagnosis.
Suwanna Pitchaiprasert +2 more
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Immunohistochemical Detection of PIEZO Ion Channels in the Human Carotid Sinus and Carotid Body [PDF]
BiomoleculesThe carotid sinus and the carotid body are major peripheral chemo- and baro(mechano)receptors that sense changes in arterial wall pressure and in oxygen, carbon dioxide, and pH in arterial blood.
Elda Alba +9 more
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Carotid body tumor imaging: MRI, ultrasound, and elastography with surgical management [PDF]
Radiology Case ReportsA carotid body tumor is an uncommon tumor that develops from the carotid body. Carotid body tumor, also called paraganglioma, is often benign in nature and mostly found in the neck.
Devyansh Nimodia, MBBS +4 more
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Commonalities and differences in carotid body dysfunction in hypertension and heart failure. [PDF]
J Physiol, 2023 Carotid body pathophysiology is associated with many cardiovascular-respiratory-metabolic diseases. This pathophysiology reflects both hyper-sensitivity and hyper-tonicity.
Felippe ISA +4 more
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Unilateral Carotid Body Resection in Resistant Hypertension:A Safety and Feasibility Trial [PDF]
JACC: Basic to Translational Science, 2016 SummaryAnimal and human data indicate pathological afferent signaling emanating from the carotid body that drives sympathetically mediated elevations in blood pressure in conditions of hypertension.
Abdala Sheikh, Ana Abdala +18 more
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Reference gene validation for qPCR in rat carotid body during postnatal development [PDF]
BMC Research Notes, 2011 Background The carotid bodies are the main arterial oxygen chemoreceptors in mammals. Afferent neural output from the carotid bodies to brainstem respiratory and cardiovascular nuclei provides tonic input and mediates important protective responses to ...
Carroll John L +3 more
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Central Nonenhancement Sign in Carotid Body Tumor on CT Angiography [PDF]
Indian Journal of Radiology and ImagingCarotid body tumors are rare benign tumors that arise in the carotid space of neck typically presenting as soft to firm, painless swelling in the neck.
Dewansh Mishra +4 more
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