title: Carotid body tumours: three case reports.
abstract: A carotid body tumour is a rare presentation of an extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma. They commonly present with asymptomatic neck masses, and careful preoperative evaluation is required to find out the functional and vascular status of these tumours. We report three cases of carotid body paraganglioma, their evaluation, management and the final outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400012, India.
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Mathew
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bandgar
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002345:Carotid Body Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome