Carotid Body Tumors

Aydogan, Hakki; Orhan, Gökçen; Aykut-Aka, Serap; Albeyoğlu, Şebnem; Yücel, Okan; Sarğın, Murat; Göksel, Onur; Filizcan, Uğur; Eren, Ergin

doi:10.1177/021849230201000221

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“…The inheritance pattern is autosomal dominant and passed on by the father. " 5,8 There was no known family history of a similar tumor in our patient.…”

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confidence: 78%

Chemodectoma and Tetralogy of Fallot

Santiago¹,

Samio²,

Roldan³

et al. 2015

Philipp J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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Objectives: To describe a rare case of chemodectoma, its clinical features and management, and to discuss its relationship chronic hypoxia from Tetralogy of Fallot. Methods: Design: Case Report Setting: Tertiary Government Hospital Patient: One Result: A 23-year-old woman presented with a painless, slow growing, movable right submandibular mass, initially diagnosed as a lipoma by fine needle aspiration biopsy. Computed tomography scan showed a solid nodule with ill-defined margins from the angle of the mandible to the level of the hyoid bone along the carotid sheath. There was also an incidental finding of patent ductus arteriosus and Tetralogy of Fallot on pre-operative clearance. Excision of the mass under general anesthesia revealed adherence to the posterior portion of the carotid trunk enveloping both the internal & external carotid artery. Final histopathological diagnosis was chemodectoma. Conclusion: Although rare, chemodectoma should be considered as one of the differentials in a patient with a submandibular mass. Hyperplastic chemodectoma may result from chronic hypoxia due to Tetralogy of Fallot. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice. Keywords: Carotid Body Tumor, Chemodectoma, Paraganglioma, Tetralogy of Fallot

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“…The inheritance pattern is autosomal dominant and passed on by the father. " 5,8 There was no known family history of a similar tumor in our patient.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 78%

Chemodectoma and Tetralogy of Fallot

Santiago¹,

Samio²,

Roldan³

et al. 2015

Philipp J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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“…Pre-operative diagnosis in cervical lesions is beneficial in that the surgeon can take precautions against potential hemorrhage and carotid artery injury. Non-invasive methods such as ultrasonography, MR angiography and DSA provide additional information (2). The developments in tomography techniques enable assessment of bony and vascular structures adjacent to the mass, and evaluation of the presence and extent of carotid artery invasion by tomographic angiography is crucial in surgical planning.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Papillary thyroid cancer especially has priority in differential diagnosis due to its location, its higher incidence among women and symptoms including local pain, odynophagia and dysphagia similar to enlarged carotid body tumors. Doppler ultrasonography, computerized tomography (CT), magnetic resonance (MR) angiography or digital subtraction angiography (DSA) are administered as imaging techniques used for diagnosis (2). The definitive diagnosis is made based on the operation and the pathological examination of the removed mass.…”

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confidence: 99%

Papillary thyroid cancer located in the carotid bifurcation mimicking carotid body tumor

Korkmaz

Göksel

Özlü

et al. 2015

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Papillary thyroid cancer located in the carotid bifurcation mimicking carotid body tumorThe symptoms and examination findings of masses that are located in the neck region can mimic each other. Although conventional radiological methods are useful for diagnosis, the distinction between carotid body tumors and papillary thyroid cancer may be challenging. In order to eliminate this situation that may lead to technical problems during surgery, the differential diagnosis must be made carefully. The definitive diagnostic method is pathological evaluation of the excised lesion. Herein, a patient with papillary thyroid cancer mimicking carotid body tumor is presented along with the literature.

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Carotid Body Tumors

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Chemodectoma and Tetralogy of Fallot

Chemodectoma and Tetralogy of Fallot

Papillary thyroid cancer located in the carotid bifurcation mimicking carotid body tumor

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