The incidence of malignancy in carotid body tumours

✍ Scribed by H. Gaylis; C. J. Mieny

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1977
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 889 KB
• Volume: 64
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0007-1323
• DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800641214

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Twenty-three patients with 24 carotid body tumours are reviewed. A high incidence of malignancy (30 per cent) was encountered. It is recommended that all carotid body tumours be removed unless there are contraindicating medical or technical reasons.