Carotid body tumor contemporary management in a high-volume centre.

CONCLUSIONS: Surgical resection remains the gold standard to obtain complete recovery, although tumour size is to be considered a risk factor for CNI because large CBTs remain at high risk for CNIs.
PMID: 31599140 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - October 3, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Mascia D, Esposito G, Ferrante A, Grandi A, Melissano G, Chiesa R Tags: J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) Source Type: research