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Familial occurrence of carotid body tumors

✍ Scribed by Dr. Donald P. Shedd; Joanna D. Arias; Richard P. Glunk

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1990
Tongue: English
Weight: 371 KB
Volume: 12
Category: Article
ISSN: 1043-3074
DOI: 10.1002/hed.2880120608

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✦ Synopsis

Four new cases of carotid body tumors are reported, all familial, including 2 patients with bilateral tumors. The embryology, physiology, pathology, natural history, and treatment of these rare tumors are reviewed. It is recommended that all carotid body tumors be excised unless there are contraindicating medical or technical reasons. HEAD & NECK 1990; 12:496-499 Carotid body tumors are rare but difficult entities to treat. Von Haller described the carotid body anatomically in 1743.l Since then the literature has abounded with reports about these tumors, not only because of their rarity, but also because of the controversy that exists regarding their biologic behavior, diagnosis, and management. The following is a report of a familial occurrence of these tumors.

CASE REPORTS

Case I. A 35-year-old man presented in 1975 with bilateral carotid body tumors. The left had been present for 2 years, the right for 2 months. He had undergone left neck exploration at another hospital 1 year previously and was found

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