Janda Paul Harlan Singh, Veerappan Venkatachalam, McKenzie Mark E, Dhudshia Neel V
Department of Neurology, Valley Hospital Medical Center, 620 Shadow Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89106-4119, USA.
J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2011 Nov;111(11):638-44.
The causes of syncope are diverse and extensive; carotid body tumors are an extremely rare cause of syncope. These rare neoplasms represent less than 0.5% of all head and neck tumors. The authors present a case of a woman with syncope who was found to have a right-sided carotid body tumor. After surgical resection was performed, she did not have any additional syncopal or near-syncopal events. The authors provide a review of the literature on the natural history, presentation, and preferred management of carotid body tumors. With modern diagnostic tools and treatment options, most patients with this diagnosis can expect to recover fully.
晕厥的病因多种多样且范围广泛；颈动脉体瘤是晕厥极其罕见的病因。这些罕见肿瘤在所有头颈部肿瘤中所占比例不到0.5%。作者报告了一例患有晕厥的女性病例，该患者被发现患有右侧颈动脉体瘤。手术切除后，她未再发生任何额外的晕厥或接近晕厥事件。作者对有关颈动脉体瘤的自然病史、临床表现及首选治疗方法的文献进行了综述。借助现代诊断工具和治疗选择，大多数患有这种疾病的患者有望完全康复。
