Glomus caroticum tumors: A case report of an operated giant carotid body tumor with a review of our experience in 47 patients
Central European Journal of Medicine, cilt.5, sa.4, ss.411-416, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
- Cilt numarası: 5 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2010
- Doi Numarası: 10.2478/s11536-010-0015-8
- Dergi Adı: Central European Journal of Medicine
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.411-416
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Glomus caroticum tumor, Carotid body tumor, Paraganglioma, Excision surgery
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Glomus caroticum tumors, usually used as an alternative term for carotid body tumor, are of neuroectodermal origin and a part of the extra adrenal neuroendocrine system pathologies. These abnormalities are the most frequently detected paraganglioma in the localization of the head and neck. In our report, we present a giant tumor mass on the left side which was operated on successfully with a review of our experience retrospectively. Between the dates of June 1995 and October 2009, 47 patients, all of which had a glomus caroticum tumor, underwent to surgery. Tumor presented a wide variety of size and clinical presentations. © Versita Sp. z o.o.