title: Benign carotid body tumor presenting with Horner's syndrome. A case report.
abstract: A 28-year-old woman presented at our institution with a mass on the left side of her neck and Horner's syndrome. The mass was successfully removed with preservation of the carotid arteries; histopathologic examination confirmed that it was a benign carotid body tumor. This case emphasizes that, with care, the carotid arteries and cranial nerves can be preserved despite the hazards of carotid tumor excision.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Madras, India.
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Sankar
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Munene
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Arumugam
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Bashi
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Cherian
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002345:Carotid Body Tumor / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006732:Horner Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D010236:Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery