TITLE:
Carotid Body Tumour as an Unusual Cardiovascular Pathology: Report of Two Cases
AUTHORS:
Hakan Atalay, Atakan Atalay, Omer Faruk Dogan
KEYWORDS:
Carotid Body Tumour, Paraganglioma, Phaeochromocytoma
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.1 No.7,
October
28,
2014
ABSTRACT: A carotid body tumour (CBT) is a rare form of an extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma. They are commonly diagnosed as asymptomatic neck masses. A careful preoperative evaluation is required to find out the functional and vascular status of these tumours. Herein, we report two cases of carotid body paraganglioma, their evaluation and surgical management.