Unilateral Carotid Body Tumor: Case Report and Implications Report and Pre-operative Management

Iris Lebbe, Frederik Bosmans, Luc Verheyen and Johan Duchateau

Department of General Surgery, AZ Sint-Maarten, Belgium Department of General Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium Department of Radiology, AZ Sint-Maarten, Belgium Department of Radiology, Antwerp University Hospital, Belgium 5Department of Vascular Surgery, AZ Sint-Maarten, Belgium

^*Correspondance to: Johan Duchateau 

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Abstract:

Carotid body tumors are rare and slow-growing neurogenic tumors for which surgery is currently the standard of care. However, because of the rare presentation, little is known about the preoperative management. This case report describes a 72-year-old patient presenting with a swelling in the neck. The relevant literature is also reviewed.

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Lebbe I, Bosmans F, Verheyen L, Duchateau J. Unilateral Carotid Body Tumor: Case Report and Implications Report and Pre-operative Management. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2020; 5: 1782.