Management of sizeable carotid body tumor: Case report and review of literature

Carotid body tumor is a paraganglioma derived from the neural crest. It arises from the carotid body which acts as a vascular chemoreceptors and is usually located at the carotid bifurcation. Sizeable (Shamblin III, >5 cm size) tumors are large and typically encase the carotid artery requiring ve...

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Autores principales:	Mohamed A Elsharawy, Hind Alsaif, Aymen Elsaid, Ali Kredees
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Publicado:	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2013
Materias:	carotid body tumor paraganglioma shamblin Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:76a824c7a92a4580a94de164dc7e280e2021-12-02T17:05:52ZManagement of sizeable carotid body tumor: Case report and review of literature2231-07702249-446410.4103/2231-0770.120503https://doaj.org/article/76a824c7a92a4580a94de164dc7e280e2013-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2231-0770.120503https://doaj.org/toc/2231-0770https://doaj.org/toc/2249-4464Carotid body tumor is a paraganglioma derived from the neural crest. It arises from the carotid body which acts as a vascular chemoreceptors and is usually located at the carotid bifurcation. Sizeable (Shamblin III, >5 cm size) tumors are large and typically encase the carotid artery requiring vessel resection and replacement. Management of such tumors carries a high risk of postoperative mortality and morbidity rates specially with regards to neurovascular complications. We report a case of sizeable tumor which was surgically removed with minimal complications.Mohamed A ElsharawyHind AlsaifAymen ElsaidAli KredeesThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.articlecarotid body tumorparagangliomashamblinMedicineRENAvicenna Journal of Medicine, Vol 03, Iss 04, Pp 106-108 (2013)
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description	Carotid body tumor is a paraganglioma derived from the neural crest. It arises from the carotid body which acts as a vascular chemoreceptors and is usually located at the carotid bifurcation. Sizeable (Shamblin III, >5 cm size) tumors are large and typically encase the carotid artery requiring vessel resection and replacement. Management of such tumors carries a high risk of postoperative mortality and morbidity rates specially with regards to neurovascular complications. We report a case of sizeable tumor which was surgically removed with minimal complications.
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author	Mohamed A Elsharawy Hind Alsaif Aymen Elsaid Ali Kredees
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title	Management of sizeable carotid body tumor: Case report and review of literature
title_short	Management of sizeable carotid body tumor: Case report and review of literature
title_full	Management of sizeable carotid body tumor: Case report and review of literature
title_fullStr	Management of sizeable carotid body tumor: Case report and review of literature
title_full_unstemmed	Management of sizeable carotid body tumor: Case report and review of literature
title_sort	management of sizeable carotid body tumor: case report and review of literature
publisher	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
publishDate	2013
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Management of sizeable carotid body tumor: Case report and review of literature

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