Carotid Body Tumor

المؤلفون

  • Waleed M. Hussen Hussen Dept. of surgery, College of Medicine, Baghdad University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32007/jfacmedbagdad.5041154

الملخص

Summary

Background:-Carotid body tumors is an uncommon disease entity in Iraq , presented with painless swelling below the angle of the mandible , and is usually benign .The author reviews his personal surgical challenge with eight cases having had this tumor during twelve years period

Patients and Methods:-Eight patients with carotid body tumors were managed during twelve years period (1994- 2005) in the Thoracic and Vascular Department of the Medical City Teaching Hospital in Baghdad, Iraq

Results:-These patients were retrospectively studied as regard their age, gender, clinical features, diagnostic methods, operative findings, surgical techniques and postoperative outcome.

Conclusion:-Early presentation and surgical intervention limit the number of inoperable patients thus avoiding local invasion and malignant changes and leading to fruitful surgical results.

Key Words: Carotid Body Tumor (CBT) , Common carotid Artery (CCA)<br />

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منشور

2009-01-02

كيفية الاقتباس

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Hussen WMH. Carotid Body Tumor. J Fac Med Baghdad [انترنت]. 2 يناير، 2009 [وثق 24 نوفمبر، 2024];50(4):410-3. موجود في: https://iqjmc.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/19JFacMedBaghdad36/article/view/1154

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