"Carotid Body Tumor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Benign paraganglioma at the bifurcation of the COMMON CAROTID ARTERIES. It can encroach on the parapharyngeal space and produce dysphagia, pain, and cranial nerve palsies.
| Descriptor ID |
D002345
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.465.625.650.700.705.220 C04.557.580.625.650.700.705.220
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| Concept/Terms |
Carotid Body Tumor- Carotid Body Tumor
- Tumor, Carotid Body
- Tumors, Carotid Body
- Paraganglioma, Carotid Body
- Carotid Body Paraganglioma
- Carotid Body Paragangliomas
- Paragangliomas, Carotid Body
- Carotid Body Tumors
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Carotid Body Tumor" by people in Profiles.
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New predictors of complications in carotid body tumor resection. J Vasc Surg. 2017 06; 65(6):1673-1679.
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Carotid Body Tumor. J La State Med Soc. 2015 Jul-Aug; 167(4):165.
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Impact of preoperative embolization on outcomes of carotid body tumor resections. J Vasc Surg. 2012 Oct; 56(4):979-89.
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Novel germline SDHD mutation: diagnosis and implications to the patient. Fam Cancer. 2011 Jun; 10(2):365-71.
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Clinical reasoning: a rare cause of subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurology. 2011 Mar 15; 76(11):e43-7.
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Sclerosing paraganglioma: report of 19 cases of an unusual variant of neuroendocrine tumor that may be mistaken for an aggressive malignant neoplasm. Am J Surg Pathol. 2006 Jan; 30(1):7-12.
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Intratumoral injection of cyanoacrylate glue in head and neck paragangliomas. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2004 Oct; 25(9):1457-62.
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Multiple chemodectomas. Carotid body tumor masked by salivary gland uptake on I-123 MIBG scintigraphy. Clin Nucl Med. 1994 Jun; 19(6):527-31.
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Carotid body tumors in humans: genetics and epidemiology. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1982 Apr; 68(4):573-8.
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Preoperative embolization of hypervascular head and neck neoplasms using microfibrillar collagen. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1982 Mar-Apr; 3(2):163-8.