title: Management of sizeable carotid body tumor: Case report and review of literature.
abstract: Carotid body tumor is a paraganglioma derived from the neural crest. It arises from the carotid body which acts as a vascular chemoreceptors and is usually located at the carotid bifurcation. Sizeable (Shamblin III, >5 cm size) tumors are large and typically encase the carotid artery requiring vessel resection and replacement. Management of such tumors carries a high risk of postoperative mortality and morbidity rates specially with regards to neurovascular complications. We report a case of sizeable tumor which was surgically removed with minimal complications.
authors: Department of Surgery, University of Dammam, Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors: Mohamed A
authors: MA
authors: Elsharawy
authors: Hind
authors: H
authors: Alsaif
authors: Aymen
authors: A
authors: Elsaid
authors: Ali
authors: A
authors: Kredees
keywords: Carotid body tumor; Shamblin; paraganglioma