title: Chemodectoma of the carotid body and ganglion nodosum treated with radiation therapy.
abstract: A total of six chemodectomas of the carotid body or ganglion nodosum in four patients were treated with radiation therapy. The purpose of this paper is to present the results of treatment in these patients. One patient experienced complete regression of her bilateral carotid body tumors over the ensuing 2.5 years and the other 3 patients have had no evidence of disease progression of their chemodectomas for 2, 3, and 4.5 years, respectively.
mesh_terms: D002345:Carotid Body Tumor / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009620:Nodose Ganglion; D010236:Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D014630:Vagus Nerve