Carotid body tumors.
Carotid body paragangliomas were diagnosed by Doppler ultrasound, carotid artery angiography, and cranial computed tomography in a 35-year-old man with a mass in the neck and hearing loss, and in a 42-year-old man with headache, syncope, and a mass in the neck. They underwent successful surgical excision.
Aydoğan
Hakki
H
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center, Istanbul, Turkey.
Orhan
Gökçen
G
Aykut-Aka
Serap
S
Albeyoğlu
Sebnem
S
Yücel
Okan
O
Sargin
Murat
M
Göksel
Onur
O
Filizcan
Ugür
U
Eren
E Ergin
EE
D000328:Adult; D002345:Carotid Body Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed