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[Carotid body tumors. Apropos a case and a review of the literature].

Chemodectomas are rare tumors arising from paraganglionic cells located at the level of carotid bifurcation. They are usually benign and non functioning, presenting as a slow growing cervical mass. A preoperative diagnosis is mandatory, based on doppler color flow imaging and angiography. Surgery is the only therapy providing total eradication of this tumor. Subadventitial resection is the most established technique, although resection of a large mass may require carotid replacement by interposition graft. Cranial nerve palsy and stroke are the perioperative complications most frequently encountered. The Authors report here a case of carotid body tumor and a review of the literature in order to define clinical characteristics of the tumor and proper diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to this rare neoplasm.

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