title: [Glomus caroticum tumors (apropos of a case)].
abstract: An analysis of the current status of carotid body tumors (chemodectomas) including the report of one additional case is presented. Comments are made regarding the clinical recognition and treatment of chemodectomas in general. Historical, anatomic, physiologic and pathologic features are emphasized.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002345:Carotid Body Tumor / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010236:Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: I tumori del glomo carotideo (a proposito di un caso).