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

✓ 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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Surgical resection of carotid body tumors with versus without preoperative embolization: Retrospective case‐control study

Head & Neck ◽

10.1002/hed.25387 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 40 (12) ◽

pp. 2590-2595 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Jianlin Liu ◽

Yanzi Li ◽

Lin Yang ◽

Hui Cai

Keyword(s):

Surgical Resection ◽

Carotid Body ◽

Case Control Study ◽

Case Control ◽

Preoperative Embolization ◽

Retrospective Case ◽

Carotid Body Tumors ◽

Control Study

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Carotid Body Tumors: The Role of Preoperative Embolization

Annals of Vascular Surgery ◽

10.1007/s100160010058 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 237-242 ◽

Cited By ~ 55

Author(s):

Fernando E. Kafie ◽

Julie A. Freischlag

Keyword(s):

Carotid Body ◽

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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Malignant Shamblin III Carotid Body Tumors Resected with Use of the Retrocarotid Dissection Technique in 2 Patients

Texas Heart Institute Journal ◽

10.14503/thij-16-6142 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 45 (2) ◽

pp. 92-95 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Carlos A. Hinojosa ◽

Javier E. Anaya-Ayala ◽

Sandra Olivares-Cruz ◽

Hugo Laparra-Escareno ◽

Alicia Trolle-Silva ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Local Recurrence ◽

Surgical Resection ◽

Carotid Body ◽

Tumor Resection ◽

Carotid Bifurcation ◽

Malignant Potential ◽

Computed Tomographic ◽

Neck Masses ◽

Carotid Body Tumors ◽

Dissection Technique

Carotid body tumors are rare neoplasms with malignant potential in 6% to 12.5% of cases, and surgical resection is the only cure. We present the cases of 2 female patients who had expanding, painless, right-sided neck masses; computed tomographic angiograms revealed Shamblin III tumors at the carotid bifurcation. Each patient underwent tumor resection with use of the retrocarotid dissection technique. The tumor specimens were histologically consistent with malignancy, and free margins were achieved. The patients remained free of symptoms, local recurrence, and metastasis 44 and 19 months after their respective procedures. These are the first malignant Shamblin III carotid body tumors that we have resected by means of retrocarotid dissection. In addition to our patients' cases, we discuss carotid body tumors and compare the retrocarotid and standard caudocranial resection techniques.

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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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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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