title: Bilateral chemodectoma: medicolegal considerations on a case report of aeromedical concern.
abstract: The authors describe a case of bilateral carotid chemodectoma occurring in a military pilot who was assessed and evaluated in terms of aeromedical and medico-legal aspects for his fitness to fly. In view of the lack of specific guidelines and/or regulations, both national and international, we choose to follow a multidisciplinary clinical approach that included aero-physiological tests in the hypobaric chamber, in order to identify a standard protocol that could be used as reference for similar future cases, where this kind of assessment is necessary.
authors.affiliation: Italian Air Force Logistic Command, Flight Test Centre, Aerospace Medicine Department, Pratica di Mare, Via di Pratica di Mare 45, 00040 Rome, Italy. angelolandolfi@tiscali.it
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Landolfi
authors.forename: Arianna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giovannetti
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mancarella
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Conti
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Morgagni
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: De Angelis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D064870:Air Travel; D001273:Atmosphere Exposure Chambers; D018660:Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory; D002342:Carotid Artery, External / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016461:Chemoembolization, Therapeutic; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D010236:Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / Q000628:therapy*; D018667:Tilt-Table Test; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D014938:Work Capacity Evaluation