Anesthetic management of schwannoma mimicking carotid body tumor
Chitra SivasankarDepartment of Anesthesiology, Guthrie Clinic, Sayre, PA, USAAbstract: Schwannomas are rare and slow-growing neurogenic tumors for which surgery is the standard of care.
Sivasankar C
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The Ultrastructure of the Secretory Cells of the Human Carotid Body
Objective: The purpose of this study was to study the ultrastructure of the human carotid body by using transmission electron microscopy. This is to distinguish the secretory cells of the human carotid body and classify the cells by the characteristic ...
Kunnika Chatyingmongkol +3 more
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Bilateral Carotid Body Tumor – A Rare Case Report
Carotid body tumor is an uncommon tumor seen near bifurcation of carotid artery which arises from chemoreceptor cells of carotid body. They are slow growing and often asymptomatic and can be functioning or non-functioning tumors.
Nanda Patil, Neha Ghadge, Dhara Dodia
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Proposal for updated reporting standards on carotid body tumors
Background: Carotid body tumor is a paraganglioma originating in chemoreceptor cells at the carotid bifurcation. Surgical resection is the gold standard treatment but is challenging due to its vascularity and relation to the carotid arteries and cranial ...
Alberto Muñoz, MD +7 more
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Chemical and electric transmission in the carotid body chemoreceptor complex
Carotid body chemoreceptors are complex secondary receptors. There are chemical and electric connections between glomus cells (GC/GC) and between glomus cells and carotid nerve endings (GC/NE).
CARLOS EYZAGUIRRE
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The porcine carotid body: morphological and lectin histochemical characterization. [PDF]
Semzenisi E +6 more
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Microsurgical Management of Carotid Body Tumors: An Educational Neurosurgical Perspective with Video Demonstrations. [PDF]
Keles A +10 more
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Current Understanding of Carotid Body Paraganglioma Management. [PDF]
Kim YW.
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A Case of Shamblin III Carotid Body Tumor. [PDF]
Iqbal SN, Ali K, Gondal SMA, Mubarak Z.
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Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxal 5' Phosphate) antagonises carotid body P2X3 receptors in hypertension. [PDF]
Felippe ISA +13 more
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