Chemodectoma Occurring as a Parotid Mass

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.

scholarly journals A glomus caroticum paragangliomája és ellátása

2018 ◽  
Vol 159 (36) ◽  
pp. 1487-1492
Author(s):  
Krisztián Gál ◽  
Ifeoluwa Apanisile ◽  
István Lázár ◽  
Tünde Blaskó ◽  
Tamás Karosi
Keyword(s):  
Physical Examination ◽  
Carotid Body ◽  
Gold Standard ◽  
Neck Mass ◽  
Carotid Body Tumor ◽  
Surgical Removal ◽  
Digital Substraction Angiography ◽  
Glomus Caroticum ◽  
Pulsatile Mass ◽  
Carotid Body Tumors

Abstract: Our goal was to report a 44-year-old woman with carotid body tumor, and to give a brief and comprehensive presentation about the disease and summarize its complex management. Carotid body tumor is a rare, mostly sporadic, benign head and neck mass originating from the glomus caroticum. It occurs mostly in middle-aged women as a slowly growing, semifix, painless neck mass. The diagnosis is based upon the physical examination (pulsatile mass, Fontaine-sign) and – as the gold standard – CT-angiography. It should be established that preoperative embolisation by digital substraction angiography plays a crucial role in the treatment of carotid body tumors that should be followed by surgical removal. In case of inoperable/irresecable and residual tumors, radiotherapy is the treatment option. The patient was treated in our department in April 2017. Orv Hetil. 2018; 159(36): 1487–1492.

scholarly journals A multidisciplinary approach to carotid body tumors surgical management

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Fan ◽  
Stephanie Luster ◽  
Ibrahim G Eid ◽  
Abdul Saied Calvino
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Management ◽  
Carotid Body ◽  
Multidisciplinary Team ◽  
Neck Mass ◽  
Surgical Reconstruction ◽  
Cancer Center ◽  
Surgical Removal ◽  
Team Approach ◽  
Multidisciplinary Team Approach ◽  
Carotid Body Tumors

Abstract Carotid body tumors (CBTs) are rare and usually require complex surgical resection. We present a case of a large 7-cm CBT successfully treated in a community cancer center using a multidisciplinary team approach. A 32-year-old male referred for surgical evaluation of an asymptomatic right neck mass. CT angiography showed a 7-cm tumor encasing the carotid vessels, including the bifurcation (Shamblin III). Preoperative angiography and embolization were performed by interventional radiology. The patient underwent surgical removal of the CBTs and required surgical reconstruction with a common carotid to internal carotid bypass using a polytetrafluoroethylene interposition graft. The hypoglossal nerve, vagus nerve and glossopharyngeal nerve were identified, meticulously dissected and preserved. The patient did well after surgery and recovered with no complications. This report examines the diagnosis, preoperative workup and surgical management of CBTs using a multidisciplinary team approach.

Chronic pain and the psychiatrist

2001 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-28
Author(s):  
B. Van Houdenhove
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Personality Disorders ◽  
Essential Role ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Statistical Manual ◽  
Diagnostic And Statistical Manual

SUMMARYChronic pain is a phenomenon with important psychiatric aspects from a diagnostic as well as a therapeutic point of view. The place of chronic pain in the different versions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, and the differential-diagnosis are critically discussed. The comorbidity with depression, anxiety disorders, substance abuse and personality disorders is extensively treated. Finally, the essential role of the psychiatrist in the multidisciplinary therapeutic approach of these patients is emphasised.

Carotid body tumors managed with preoperative embolization

1983 ◽  
Vol 59 (5) ◽  
pp. 867-870 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence F. Borges ◽  
Roberto C. Heros ◽  
Gerard DeBrun
Keyword(s):  
Carotid Body ◽  
Preoperative Embolization ◽  
Tumor Vascularity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Carotid Body Tumors ◽  
Surgical Extirpation ◽  
Fine Print

✓ 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.

scholarly journals Analysis of High-Frequency Ultrasound in the differential Diagnosis of Lumps in Foot and Hand

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Huitong Yan ◽  
Heying Li ◽  
Jianmei Han ◽  
Jianmei Han ◽  
Yingbo Tang
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Giant Cell Tumor ◽  
Giant Cell ◽  
Epidermoid Cyst ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Preoperative Diagnosis ◽  
Tendon Sheath ◽  
Cell Tumor ◽  
High Frequency Ultrasound ◽  
Frequency Ultrasound

Objective: To investigate the ultrasonogram characteristics of common lumps in hand and foot, pursuing for greater understanding of hand and foot lumps. Methods: 65 cases of ultrasonographic characteristics of lumps in hand and foot were retrospectively analyzed, including the location, size, shape, boundary, internal echo and posterior echo, surrounding relationship and blood flow. Results: Among 65 cases, there were 26 cases of tendon sheath cyst, 16 cases of tenosynovitis giant cell tumor, 10 cases of hemangioma, 4 cases of tendon sheath fibroma, 3 cases of epidermoid cyst, 2 cases of Schwannoma, 2 cases of fibrolipoma, 1 case of angiolipoma and 1 case of neurofibroma. The preoperative and postoperative pathological diagnoses of 45 cases, accounting for 69.23%, were consistent, 3 cases (4.62%) were misdiagnosed, which included that 2 cases of tenosynovitis giant cell tumor were misdiagnosed as tendon sheath cyst, 1 case of neurofibroma as epidermoid cyst, and the preoperative diagnosis of the rest 17 cases(26.15%) were indefinite. Conclusion: The high-frequency ultrasound can diagnose properties of lumps in foot and hand well, providing diagnosis basis for further treatment in clinic.

scholarly journals Carotid Body Tumor Presented with Lenfadenomegaly; A Rare Case

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arif Yuksel ◽  
Serhan Uslu ◽  
Bulent Vatansever ◽  
Züleyha Can Erdi ◽  
İsmail Demir
Keyword(s):  
Carotid Body ◽  
Neck Mass ◽  
Lateral Neck ◽  
Neck Swelling ◽  
Lateral Aspect ◽  
Neurogenic Tumors ◽  
Tender Mass ◽  
Carotid Body Tumors ◽  
Branchial Cleft ◽  
Branchial Cleft Cysts

Carotid body tumors (CBTs) or chemodectomas are non-chromaffin paragangliomas. Carotid body tumors appear as painless, slowly expanding masses located in the upper part of the neck under the chin. On physical examination, it presents as a soft, non-tender mass in the lateral aspect of the neck that can move more freely in a horizontal plane than vertically, referred to as a positive Fontaine sign. The differential diagnosis of a lateral neck mass, rarely seen in adults, includes lymphadenopathy, branchial cleft cysts, salivary gland tumors, neurogenic tumors, and carotid artery aneurysms. A 62-year-old female patient presented with only neck swelling. CBTs are rarely detected in the etiology in cases of lymphadenomegaly. We wanted to present the case to the literature.

Carotid Body Tumors: The Role of Preoperative Embolization

2001 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando E. Kafie ◽  
Julie A. Freischlag
Keyword(s):  
Carotid Body ◽  
Preoperative Embolization ◽  
Carotid Body Tumors
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