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Carotid Body Tumor | ||
| Journal of the Faculty of Medicine | ||
| Article 1, Volume 50, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 410-413 | ||
| Author | ||
| Waleed M. Hussen | ||
| Abstract | ||
| SummaryBackground:-Carotid body tumors is an uncommon disease entity in Iraq , presented with painless swelling below the angle of the mandible , and is usually benign .The author reviews his personal surgical challenge with eight cases having had this tumor during twelve years period .Patients and Methods:-Eight patients with carotid body tumors were managed during twelve years period (1994- 2005) in the Thoracic and Vascular Department of the Medical City Teaching Hospital in Baghdad, Iraq.Results:-These patients were retrospectively studied as regard their age, gender, clinical features, diagnostic methods, operative findings, surgical techniques and postoperative outcome.Conclusion:-Early presentation and surgical intervention limit the number of inoperable patients thus avoiding local invasion and malignant changes and leading to fruitful surgical results.Key Words: Carotid Body Tumor (CBT) , Common carotid Artery (CCA) | ||
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