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Glomus caroticum tumors: A case report of an operated giant carotid body tumor with a review of our experience in 47 patients

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Talay S., Abanoz M., Ali Kaygin M., Dag O., Halici U., Ay D., Murat Yucel S., Esref Kabalar M., Tasmacioglu B., Erkut B.

Open Medicine

2010

vol. 5

issue 4

411-416

Glomus caroticum tumors, usually used as an alternative term for carotid body tumor, are of neuroectodermal origin and a part of the extra adrenal neuroendocrine system pathologies. These abnormalities are the most frequently detected paraganglioma in the localization of the head and neck. In our report, we present a giant tumor mass on the left side which was operated on successfully with a review of our experience retrospectively. Between the dates of June 1995 and October 2009, 47 patients, all of which had a glomus caroticum tumor, underwent to surgery. Tumor presented a wide variety of size and clinical presentations.

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1 Abanoz M.

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1 Murat Yucel S.

1 Talay S.

1 Tasmacioglu B.

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Glomus caroticum tumors: A case report of an operated giant carotid body tumor with a review of our experience in 47 patients