title: [Tumors of the carotid body. Diagnostic and therapeutic considerations. Apropos of a case].
abstract: The authors report a new case of carotid body tumour operated on, in a 26 year old woman. Recalling the main clinical and histological characteristics of these tumours, they emphasize the importance of pre-operative assessment and the decisive value of arteriography. Modern techniques of surgery of the carotid bodies permit one to face the risk of damage during removal. They re-emphasize the necessity of surgical treatment able to ensure a cure. Finally, emphasizeing the special gravity of advanced tumours (group III), they condemn a conservative attitude and recommended operation as early as possible.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002344:Carotid Body / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010236:Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Les tumeur du corpuscule carotidien. Consideérations diagnostiques et thérapeutiques A propos d'une observation