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

• Authors: Sureyya Talay , Mustafa Abanoz , Mehmet Ali Kaygin , Ozgur Dag , Umit Halici , Derih Ay , Semih Murat Yucel , Mehmet Esref Kabalar , Buket Tasmacioglu , Bilgehan Erkut
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

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.

Keywords

EN

Glomus caroticum tumor; Carotid body tumor; Paraganglioma; Excision surgery

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Medicine
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 411-416

Dates

published

1 - 8 - 2010

online

30 - 5 - 2010

Contributors

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Sureyya Talay

• Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, 25020, Erzurum, Turkey

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Mustafa Abanoz

• Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, 25020, Erzurum, Turkey

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Mehmet Ali Kaygin

• Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, 25020, Erzurum, Turkey

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Ozgur Dag

• Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, 25020, Erzurum, Turkey

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Umit Halici

• Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, 25020, Erzurum, Turkey

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Derih Ay

• Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, 25020, Erzurum, Turkey

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Semih Murat Yucel

• Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, 25020, Erzurum, Turkey

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Mehmet Esref Kabalar

• Department of Pathology, Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, 25020, Erzurum, Turkey

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Buket Tasmacioglu

• Department of Anaesthesiology, Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, 25020, Erzurum, Turkey

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Bilgehan Erkut

• Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, 25020, Erzurum, Turkey

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s11536-010-0015-8