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ArticleCureus2023

Carotid Body Tumor in a 26-Year-Old Male Patient Managed With Preoperative Embolization.

Nikolaos Avgerinos, Ilias Avgerinos, Theodore Troupis, Dimosthenis Chrysikos, Sotirios Georgopoulos

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nikolaos AvgerinosAnatomy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, GRC.
Ilias AvgerinosAnatomy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, GRC.
Theodore TroupisAnatomy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, GRC.
Dimosthenis ChrysikosAnatomy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine, Athens, GRC.
Sotirios GeorgopoulosVascular Surgery, Laiko General Hospital of Athens, Athens, GRC.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRLaiko General Hospital of Athens · GR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Carotid body tumors are rare, highly vascularized neuroendocrine tumors that arise near the bifurcation of the common carotid artery (CCA). Controversy exists in the management of those tumors about whether preoperative embolization facilitates surgical excision and decreases perioperative complication risk. We present the case of a 26-year-old patient with a carotid body tumor manifesting as a painless pulsatile mass in the anterior triangle over the left side of the neck and provide details of the preoperative diagnostic steps. Treatment included preoperative embolization of the tumor followed by surgical excision after 48 hours to safely address this rare pathology, resulting in a favorable outcome for the patient.

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carotid body paragagliomacarotid body tumorcarotid body tumor diagnosiscarotid body tumor pre-operative embolizationcarotid body tumor preoperative embolizationcarotid body tumorshemodectomapreoperative embolization

Identifiers

PMID38058530
PMCPMC10696408
OpenAlexW4389304423

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