title: [Paraganglioma of the carotid body. Apropos of a case in a 14-year-old child].
abstract: Carotid body tumors are encountered infrequently. We report a case of a fourteen year old boy presenting an inflammatory biologic syndrome with a right neck mass. The diagnosis was first an Hodgkin disease but the surgical approach and histological examination of the neck mass conclude to a benign carotid body tumor. A subadventitial excision allowed a complete recovery with one year follow up. The diagnosis of these tumors is essentially made by arteriography. They are benign in most of the cases but sometimes need for a vascular reconstructive surgery in very extended forms.
authors: Service de Chirurgie Infantile, Hôpital d'Enfants, Dijon.
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Gounot
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Couillault
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Maingueneau
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Autissier
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002345:Carotid Body Tumor / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Paragangliome du corpuscule carotidien. A propos d'un cas chez un enfant de 14 ans.