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Surgical resection of a huge Shamblin group 3 carotid body paraganglioma resulted in neurologic complications including swallowing difficulty and hoarseness, while a smaller group 1 tumor was removed without complications.
Case Report (n=1)
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Surgical resection of a massive carotid body paraganglioma is feasible but carries a risk of local neurologic complications.
Resection of large Shamblin 3 tumors risks neurologic deficits; leaves open optimal management strategies for this rare entity.
A 33-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with a slow-growing mass in the left side of her neck. The mass was found to be a huge (73 × 56 × 54 mm) carotid body paraganglioma. Another 21 mm-size tumor was incidentally detected at the right carotid bifurcation. She had hoarseness and Horner's syndrome of her left side. Both tumors were surgically removed. There were no cerebrovascular complications but some neurologic complications occurred when the left tumor was removed.
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Park et al. (2011) conducted a case report in Carotid body paraganglioma (n=1). Surgical resection was evaluated on Surgical outcome and complications. Surgical resection of a huge Shamblin group 3 carotid body paraganglioma resulted in neurologic complications including swallowing difficulty and hoarseness, while a smaller group 1 tumor was removed without complications.
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