Case report: Cardiac arrest during carotid body tumor resection indicating carotid sinus hypersensitivity. [PDF]
Front Cardiovasc Med, 2022 BackgroundCarotid body tumor surgery is associated with various complications. However, intraoperative cardiac arrest is very rare and no more than 10 cases have been reported.Case descriptionA 58-year-old woman diagnosed with bilateral carotid body ...
Duan HY, Guan Q, Guo YJ, Liang N.
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Carotid body tumor imaging: MRI, ultrasound, and elastography with surgical management. [PDF]
Radiol Case RepA 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.
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Carotid body tumor: characteristics and surgical outcome. [PDF]
J Cardiothorac SurgBackground Carotid body tumors are uncommon neuroendocrine growths near the carotid bifurcation. While some advocate preoperative embolization to minimize bleeding, others avoid it due to complications. This study shares the experience of a single center
Kakamad FH +13 more
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Cascade of Complications Following Carotid Body Tumor Excision [PDF]
Neurointervention, 2021 Carotid body tumor excision can lead to various complications including vascular injury and pseudoaneurysm formation. Here we describe a case of carotid body tumor excision followed by series of complications including pseudoaneurysm formation, failure ...
Pawan K Garg +5 more
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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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The effect of preoperative embolization on surgical outcomes for carotid body tumor resection
SAGE Open Medicine, 2021 Objective: Compare the effects of preoperative embolization for carotid body tumor resection on surgical outcomes to carotid body tumor resections without preoperative embolization.
Robin Osofsky +9 more
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Bilateral carotid body tumor case: A novel preoperative management. [PDF]
Radiol Case Rep, 2022 Paragangliomas are rare neuroendocrine neoplasms. The most common form of these tumors in head and neck are non-functional carotid body tumors. These neoplasms may present an extensive growth and compromise vital neurovascular structures in the neck ...
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Technique and role of embolization using ethylene vinyl-alcohol copolymer before carotid body tumor resection [PDF]
Clinics and Practice, 2014 A 45-year old female referred for a large carotid body tumor resection. The tumor was encasing the internal (ICA) and external carotid arteries (ECA). She underwent angiogram and embolization of the ascending pharyngeal artery and a distal branch of the ...
Rajiv Thakkar +5 more
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Anesthetic management of schwannoma mimicking carotid body tumor
International Medical Case Reports Journal, 2012 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.
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Five-year outcome of a staged giant Shamblin type III carotid body tumor excision. [PDF]
J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech, 2023 Giant carotid body tumors, defined as those >8 cm in size, are extremely rare. Definitive surgical management is a complex undertaking because these large tumors tend to have grown to envelop cranial nerves and the carotid artery, and few data exist ...
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