Open AccessThe Outcome of Multidisciplinary Management of Carotid Body Tumors: Retrospective Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Ahmed Gaber Hassanein,
Kamal A A Hassanein,
Khalid Nasser Fadle,
Ahmed Seif Al-Eslam,
Fahd Nasser Al Qahtani
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery/journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.293
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0974-942X
pISSN - 0972-8279
DOI - 10.1007/s12663-018-1176-2
Subject(s) - medicine , neurovascular bundle , surgery , carotid body , retrospective cohort study , otorhinolaryngology , internal carotid artery , external carotid artery , cohort , carotid arteries
Carotid body tumor (CBT) is a rare paraganglionic hyper-vascular tumor of the carotid body. The standard treatment for CBTs is surgery, but it involves risk. The study is aimed to assess the CBTs and evaluate the outcome of multidisciplinary management.