Volume : IX, Issue : VII, July - 2020

CAROTID BODY TUMOR- A RARE CASE REPORT

Dr Venu Gopal K J, Dr Sandesh T R, Sreeparna Chakraborty

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Carotid body tumors are rare, slow-growing, hyper vascular neuroendocrine tumors, accounting for 0.5% of all head and neck tumors. They typically present as a slow growing, painless neck mass occurring in the middle-aged people with higher predisposition in females along the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. Although these tumors are benign they have tendency for malignant transformation. Complete surgical excision is the gold standard therapeutic modality for the treatment of carotid body tumors. Early surgical removal is recommended to prevent the development of larger and more advanced tumors, which are associated with higher morbidity and mortality. We report a case of a 48-year-old female patient presenting with a painless, gradually progressive left lateral neck mass, diagnosed as carotid body tumor by CECT and treated with local excision. Patient was discharged without neurological complications. We report this case due to its rarity and the high vascularity and proximity to cranial nerves and major vessels make this tumor a surgical challenge.

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CAROTID BODY TUMOR- A RARE CASE REPORT, Dr Venu Gopal K J, Dr Sandesh T R, Sreeparna Chakraborty GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-9 | Issue-7 | July-2020

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