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Surgical resection of carotid body tumours following preoperative alpha blockade was successfully performed in two male patients, resulting in total excision without complications.
Case Report (n=2)
Carotid body tumors are rare extra-adrenal pheochromocytomas that require careful preoperative evaluation of functional and vascular status prior to surgical management.
May support preoperative alpha blockade for carotid body tumor resection; leaves open generalizability from this small case series.
A carotid body tumour (CBT) is a rare form of an extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma. They are commonly diagnosed as asymptomatic neck masses. A careful preoperative evaluation is required to find out the functional and vascular status of these tumours. Herein, we report two cases of carotid body paraganglioma, their evaluation and surgical management.
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Atalay et al. (2014) conducted a case report in Carotid Body Tumour (n=2). Surgical resection with preoperative alpha blockade was evaluated on Surgical outcome. Surgical resection of carotid body tumours following preoperative alpha blockade was successfully performed in two male patients, resulting in total excision without complications.
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