title: [Carotid body tumors. Apropos a case and a review of the literature].
abstract: Chemodectomas are rare tumors arising from paraganglionic cells located at the level of carotid bifurcation. They are usually benign and non functioning, presenting as a slow growing cervical mass. A preoperative diagnosis is mandatory, based on doppler color flow imaging and angiography. Surgery is the only therapy providing total eradication of this tumor. Subadventitial resection is the most established technique, although resection of a large mass may require carotid replacement by interposition graft. Cranial nerve palsy and stroke are the perioperative complications most frequently encountered. The Authors report here a case of carotid body tumor and a review of the literature in order to define clinical characteristics of the tumor and proper diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to this rare neoplasm.
authors.affiliation: V Clinica Chirurgica, Università degli Studi La Sapienza, Roma.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Casati
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferri
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lucandri
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fornari
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sciacca
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D002344:Carotid Body / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002345:Carotid Body Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Tumori del glomo carotideo. A proposito di un caso e revisione della letteratura.