Carotid Body Tumors: The Role of Preoperative Embolization

✓ Two patients with large vascular carotid body tumors underwent preoperative intravascular embolization of the major arterial feeders. The tumor vascularity was reduced markedly, and complete surgical extirpation was accomplished without difficulty. The literature on carotid body tumors is briefly reviewed. The role of preoperative embolization in the treatment of these difficult tumors is emphasized.

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SS11. Experience With Surgical Resection of 142 Carotid Body Tumors and the Role of Preoperative Embolization in a Single Medical Center

Journal of Vascular Surgery ◽

10.1016/j.jvs.2017.03.093 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 65 (6) ◽

pp. 49S-50S

Author(s):

Jinsong Wang ◽

Yonghui Li ◽

Junwei Wang ◽

Jie Li ◽

Songqi Li ◽

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Keyword(s):

Surgical Resection ◽

Carotid Body ◽

Medical Center ◽

Preoperative Embolization ◽

Carotid Body Tumors

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Role of Malignancy and Preoperative Embolization in the Management of Carotid Body Tumors

World Journal of Surgery ◽

10.1007/s002680010272 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 24 (12) ◽

pp. 1526-1530 ◽

Cited By ~ 34

Author(s):

Christos D. Liapis ◽

Emmanouil L. Evangelidakis ◽

Vassilios G. Papavassiliou ◽

John D. Kakisis ◽

Alexandros G. Gougoulakis ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Carotid Body ◽

Preoperative Embolization ◽

Carotid Body Tumors

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Outcome of Surgical Treatment for Carotid Body Tumors in Different Shambling Type Without Preoperative Embolization: A Single-Center Retrospective Study

Annals of Vascular Surgery ◽

10.1016/j.avsg.2019.08.088 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 63 ◽

pp. 325-331 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Tonglei Han ◽

Shiying Wang ◽

Xiaolong Wei ◽

Yongfu Xie ◽

Yudong Sun ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Retrospective Study ◽

Surgical Treatment ◽

Carotid Body ◽

Preoperative Embolization ◽

Single Center ◽

Carotid Body Tumors

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Temporary balloon occlusion and ethanol injection for preoperative embolization of carotid-body tumor

Ear Nose & Throat Journal ◽

10.1177/014556130208100814 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 81 (8) ◽

pp. 536-547 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Michael Horowitz ◽

Richard E. Whisnant ◽

Charles Jungreis ◽

Carl Snyderman ◽

Elad I. Levy ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Carotid Body ◽

Balloon Occlusion ◽

Carotid Body Tumor ◽

Preoperative Embolization ◽

Ethanol Injection ◽

Tumor Embolization ◽

Histologic Evaluation ◽

Carotid Body Tumors ◽

Ethanol Embolization ◽

Temporary Balloon Occlusion

We report on the preoperative embolization of a carotid-body paraganglioma by temporary balloon occlusion and ethanol injection. Complete devascularization was achieved without complication. Resection after a short postembolization interval required artery sacrifice. Histologic evaluation revealed that the tumor contained diffuse ethanol-induced microemboli. Compared with unembolized and polyvinyl-alcohol-embolized carotid-body paragangliomas, our technique resulted in no greater adverse effects on the tumor-vessel interface. This procedure is an effective and promising method of preoperative embolization of carotid-body tumors and warrants further experience and study. In this article, we also review the literature on carotid-body tumor embolization and ethanol embolization.

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Effective, same‐day preoperative embolization and surgical resection of carotid body tumors

Head & Neck ◽

10.1002/hed.25805 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 41 (9) ◽

pp. 3159-3167

Author(s):

Kartsunori Katagiri ◽

Kiyoto Shiga ◽

Aya Ikeda ◽

Daisuke Saito ◽

Shin‐ichi Oikawa ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Surgical Resection ◽

Carotid Body ◽

Preoperative Embolization ◽

Carotid Body Tumors

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Chemodectoma Occurring as a Parotid Mass

Otolaryngology ◽

10.1177/019459988108900514 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 89 (5) ◽

pp. 763-766

Author(s):

Robert H. Ossoff ◽

James A. Jones ◽

David E. Bytell

Keyword(s):

Differential Diagnosis ◽

Carotid Body ◽

High Frequency ◽

Preoperative Diagnosis ◽

Essential Role ◽

Neck Mass ◽

Carotid Body Tumors

A 55-year-old woman had a right-sided neck mass overlying the angle of the mandible, which proved to be a chemodectoma. The occurrence, differential diagnosis, and relatively high frequency of incorrect preoperative diagnosis of carotid body tumors is reviewed. The essential role of angiography to substantiate the diagnosis is discussed.

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