Fine-needle aspiration cytology diagnosis of paraganglioma (carotid body tumor)
Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, 2015 A case of carotid body tumor was diagnosed based on fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in 22-year-old female who presented with a mass in the right lower cervical region. Provisional diagnosis was made as metastatic deposits.
Kalyani Dukkipati +1 more
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Carotid Body Tumour: A Rare Case Report [PDF]
International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery, 2017 Carotid Body Tumour (CBT) is a uncommon tumour which arises from a chemoreceptor tissue, which is present at the bifurcation of common carotid arteries. Not many case reports have been reported for carotid body tumours. We report an unusual case of a
Satish Patil +3 more
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Hypoxic regulation of ion channel function and expression [PDF]
, 2002 Acute hypoxia regulates the activity of specific ion channels in a rapid and reversible manner. Such effects underlie appropriate cellular responses to hypoxia which are designed to initiate cardiorespiratory reflexes and contribute importantly to other ...
Peers, C.
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Coexistence of a Carotid Body Tumor and Thyroglossal Duct Carcinoma With Cervical Lymph Node Metastasis [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, 2014 Thyroglossal duct carcinoma is uncommon, occurring in approximately 1% of all thyroglossal duct remnants. This rare neoplasm is characterized by relatively nonaggressive behavior with infrequent lymph nodal spread.
Jae Wook Kim +5 more
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Peritoneal dialysis in older adults: evaluation of clinical, nutritional, metabolic outcomes, and quality of life [PDF]
, 2018 The number of older adults requiring dialysis is increasing worldwide, whereas the use of peritoneal dialysis (PD) in this population is lower respect to younger patients, despite the theoretical advantages of PD respect to hemodialysis.
Aceto, Paola +10 more
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Effect of parasympathetic stimulation on brain activity during appraisal of fearful expressions [PDF]
, 2015 Autonomic nervous system activity is an important component of human emotion. Mental processes influence bodily physiology, which in turn feeds back to influence thoughts and feelings.
AD Craig +62 more
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Bilateral sporadic carotid body tumors—A rare case report
Radiology Case Reports, 2018 Carotid body tumor presents as palpable mass in anterolateral aspect of the neck. However, bilateral sporadic carotid body tumor is a rare anomaly, reported to occur in 5% of population.
Jipsa Anand, MBBS, DNB radiology resident +1 more
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Impaired carotid viscoelastic properties in women with polycystic ovaries [PDF]
, 2002 Background-The purpose of this study was to assess the elastic properties of the carotid arteries in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome, asymptomatic women with polycystic ovaries.
Hardiman, P, Lakhani, K, Seifalian, AM
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Multiple paragangliomas involving carotid body and vagal region
Formosan Journal of Surgery, 2019 Paragangliomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors also known to occur in the head-and-neck regions and generally involve the carotid body or vagal region. Till date, only a single study has reported the occurrence of paragangliomas involving both the carotid
Jaimanti Bakshi +3 more
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NdYAG laser treatment of a glomus tympanicum tumour [PDF]
, 1993 Glomus tympanicum tumours are highly vascular tumours of the middle ear. Their removal by conventional surgical methods requires an extensive procedure in many cases, often with ossicular disarticulation to allow adequate exposure prior to the 'chaotic ...
Bown, SG, Grant, HR, Robinson, PJ
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