New Technical Aspects of Carotid Body Tumors Operation

Introduction - Carotid body tumors (also called paragangliomas)developed within the adventitia of the medial aspect of the carotid bifurcation. These neoplasms originate in the neural crest. Normal carotid body has 6x3 dimensions, but simultaneusly it has the body's largest blood flow per gram of tissue. Parasympathetic paragangiomas are rare, with the prevalance of 0,6 per million inhabitants, although at high altitudes regions of Peru and Mexico the prevalance rises to 1 per 30,000 inhabitants.
Source: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research