Chemodectoma of the orbit
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W. C. Thacker; J. K. Duckworth
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Article
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1969
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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A chemodectoma is a highly characteristic tumor that arises most commonly from the carotid body and glomus jugulare. A chemodectoma of the orbit in a 55-year-old housewife is reported. Decreased blood pressure and marked fluctuation of pulse rate noted upon manipulation of the tumor might be explain