PARAGANGLIOMA OF THE CAROTID BODY: CASE REPORT

Authors

  • Genoveva BAROI University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”- Iaşi
  • Cristina STROBESCU University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”- Iaşi
  • L. IACOB University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”- Iaşi
  • A. HARJA University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”- Iaşi
  • Oana APOPEI “Sf. Spiridon” Emergency Clinical Hospital, Iaşi
  • M. DANCIU University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”- Iaşi
  • R. F. POPA University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”- Iaşi

Abstract

With an incidence of 0.03% of all tumors, carotid body tumors (CBTs) are extremely rare. We present the case of a 63 year old female patient with an asymptomatic right sided neck mass of 3 cm diameter. Doppler ultrasound and contrast-enhanced CT confirmed the clinical suspicion of carotid body tumor. The patient underwent complete surgical excision of the Shamblin group II tumor and an adjacent lymph node, without preoperative embolization. The histo-pathological examination diagnosed a benign CBT. There were no postoperative complications at 1 and 6 months follow-ups.

Author Biographies

  • Genoveva BAROI, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”- Iaşi

    Faculty of Medicine
    Discipline of Vascular Surgery

  • Cristina STROBESCU, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”- Iaşi

    Faculty of Medicine
    Discipline of Vascular Surgery

  • L. IACOB, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”- Iaşi

    Faculty of Medicine
    Discipline of Vascular Surgery

  • A. HARJA, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”- Iaşi

    Faculty of Medicine
    Discipline of Vascular Surgery

  • Oana APOPEI, “Sf. Spiridon” Emergency Clinical Hospital, Iaşi

    Intensive Care Department

  • M. DANCIU, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”- Iaşi

    Faculty of Medicine
    Discipline of Morphopathology

  • R. F. POPA, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa”- Iaşi

    Faculty of Medicine
    Discipline of Vascular Surgery

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2018-05-07

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Vol. 118 No. 2 (2014): The Medical-Surgical Journal

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