A rare case of carotid body tumor associated with near complete cerebral sinus thrombosis and idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Management strategy and review of the literature

CONCLUSION: We present a rare case of CBT with intracranial complications, which was managed successfully by staged treatment. Careful study of the preoperative radiological and laboratory data, thorough preoperative planning of the tridimensional lesion anatomy, as well as meticulous microsurgical technique under intraoperative electrophysiological monitoring was essential for the successful outcome of the case.PMID:34221593 | PMC:PMC8247744 | DOI:10.25259/SNI_170_2021

Source: Surgical Neurology International - July 5, 2021 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Toma Yuriev Spiriev Milko Milev Lili Laleva Stoicho Stoyanov Ivan Plachkov Milena Staneva Vladimir Nakov Source Type: research