title: Diagnosis and surgical treatment of carotid body tumor: A report of 18 cases.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To summarize the experience in the diagnosis and treatment of carotid body tumor (CBT).
  
  
  METHODS
  CBT in 18 cases was confirmed by digital subtraction angiography (DSA). Resection of the tumor under the carotid adventitial plane was performed in 10 cases, the tumor with the external carotid artery in five cases, and the tumor with the internal and external arteries at the same time in three cases.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Neither death nor any major complications occurred in all the 18 cases. Our follow-up of the 18 patients revealed neither recurrence nor metastasis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  DSA is the gold standard for the diagnosis of CBT. After confirmation, thorough preoperative examination, sufficient preoperative preparation, and correct surgical approaches can result in satisfactory surgical effects.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400037, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Xiaogan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Chaojun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang