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KMID : 0357019960120010089
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Journal of the Korean Vascular Surgery Society
1996 Volume.12 No. 1 p.89 ~ p.96
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Carotid Body Paraganglioma
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Bae Sung-Han
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Abstract
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Carotid body tumor is a rare neoplasm of the carotid body. The carotid body is a small chemorecepter organ buried in the adventitia of the posterior aspect of the common carotid bifurcation. The carotid body is derived from both mesoderm and
elements of
the third branchial arch and neural crest ectoderm. It is pinkish-gray structure. Tumor arising from this body were termed chemodectomas originally, but they actually arise from paraganglionic cells and thereby should be classified as
paragangliomas.
Most commonly, a carotid body tumors presents as a painless, palpable mass over the carotid bifurcation region of the neck. The definitive study for diagnosis of carotid body tumors is seective bilateral cerebral arteriography. Current treat4ment
of
carotid body tumors is primarily operative, with excision of the tumor and maintenance of the integrity of carotid flow.
This report details the management of 3 patients with carotid body paraganglioma who underwent safe resection. We report these cases with brief review of literature.
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