Mathew B K, Bandgar T, Menon P S, Shah N S
Department of Endocrinology, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400012, India.
Singapore Med J. 2009 Feb;50(2):e58-60.
A carotid body tumour is a rare presentation of an extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma. They commonly present with asymptomatic neck masses, and careful preoperative evaluation is required to find out the functional and vascular status of these tumours. We report three cases of carotid body paraganglioma, their evaluation, management and the final outcome.
颈动脉体瘤是肾上腺外嗜铬细胞瘤的一种罕见表现形式。它们通常表现为无症状的颈部肿块，术前需要仔细评估以明确这些肿瘤的功能和血管状况。我们报告三例颈动脉体副神经节瘤病例，包括对它们的评估、治疗及最终结果。
