Open AccessCarotid body paraganglioma
Author(s) -
Rashmi Maruti Hosalkar,
Jayesh Khivasara,
Niharika Swain
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2231-0746
DOI - 10.4103/ams.ams_183_18
Subject(s) - paraganglioma , medicine , carotid body , carotid bifurcation , head and neck , carotid arteries , common carotid artery , external carotid artery , radiology , anatomy , surgery
Carotid body paraganglioma (CBP) is a type neuroendocrine tumour arising from paraganglial chief cells of carotid body. Situated at the bifurcation of the common carotid artery, it constitutes 0.5% of all body tumours. Though CBP's is most common paraganglioma of head and neck it is a rare neoplasm and requires a thorough examination for a proper diagnosis and therapeutic management. Here, we present a case of 36 year old female patient with CBP in left side of the neck.