A case of carotid body tumor.
A thirty-five-year-old woman had an asymptomatic, slow growing mass that pushed the right tonsilla palatina and was pulsatile in the oropharyngeal region. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a vascular mass at the carotid bifurcation, causing displacement of the external and internal carotid arteries. The diagnosis of a carotid body tumor was confirmed by magnetic resonance angiography. Surgery included a subadventitial dissection at the carotid bifurcation, preserving the hypoglossal and vagal nerves. The patient developed loss of function of the tenth cranial nerve postoperatively. After a year follow-up period, there was no change in the function of the tenth cranial nerve.
Sanli
Arif
A
Department of Otolaryngology, Dr. Lütfi Kirdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Eken
Mehmet
M
Aydin
Sedat
S
Paksoy
Mustafa
M
Yildirim
Mehmet
M
D000328:Adult; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000503:physiopathology; D002345:Carotid Body Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography