Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.
Tecnologico de Monterrey, The Institute for Obesity Research, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.
Head Neck. 2022 Oct;44(10):2316-2332. doi: 10.1002/hed.27147. Epub 2022 Jul 15.
Carotid body tumor (CBT) is a rare neoplasm that has been increasingly studied during the last decades; nevertheless, it continues to be a topic of controversy. This review aims to provide an update on the general features of CBT and particularly review different treatment strategies and primary outcomes.
Data for this literature review were identified by PubMed, Scopus, and Medline. 93 articles from the initial search were included, as well as 28 relevant studies utilizing the snowballing method; totaling 121 articles about CBT.
Main features such as anatomy, embryology, genetics, clinical presentation, and diagnosis of CBT are presented, followed by evidence of different treatment strategies such as radiotherapy, preoperative embolization, vascular resection, and vascular reconstruction. Main complications are also discussed.
This review summarizes the most critical aspects regarding CBT. Future studies should compare different treatments to attain the best surgical results with lower morbidity rates.
颈动脉体肿瘤（CBT）是一种罕见的肿瘤，在过去几十年中越来越受到研究关注；然而，它仍然是一个有争议的话题。本综述旨在提供 CBT 的一般特征的最新信息，并特别回顾不同的治疗策略和主要结果。
本文献综述的数据通过 PubMed、Scopus 和 Medline 进行了检索。从最初的搜索中包括了 93 篇文章，以及使用滚雪球法的 28 项相关研究；共涉及 121 篇关于 CBT 的文章。
呈现了 CBT 的主要特征，如解剖学、胚胎学、遗传学、临床表现和诊断，随后介绍了不同治疗策略的证据，如放疗、术前栓塞、血管切除和血管重建。还讨论了主要并发症。
本综述总结了关于 CBT 的最关键方面。未来的研究应该比较不同的治疗方法，以获得最佳的手术结果和更低的发病率。
