Carotid body tumor: case report

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1679-9836.v97i1p108-112

Keywords:

Carotid body tumor, Paraganglioma, Neuroendocrine tumors, Neural crest.

Abstract

Paragangliomas are rare neuroendocrine tumors that originate in specialized cells derived from neural crest cells. Carotid body tumors are rare and they must always be part of the differential diagnosis of the tumors in the cervical region. This report presents the case of a 24-year-old, female, with a complaint of a right cervical node. Surgical treatment was performed at the Padre Albino Hospital. The authors present a case of a carotid body paraganglioma, its clinical aspects, diagnosis and treatment.

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Author Biographies

  • Daiana Barbosa Dias Melo, Faculdades Integradas Padre Albino - FIPA/FAMECA
    Estudante de Medicina da FAMECA. Turma 45.
  • Ahmad Mohamad Ali Hamade, Faculdades Integradas Padre Albino - FIPA/FAMECA
    Estudante de Medicina da FAMECA. Turma 44.
  • Ana Carolina Taveira Engler Raiz Coelho, Faculdades Integradas Padre Albino - FIPA/FAMECA
    Acadêmica de Medicina da FAMECA. Turma 44.
  • André de Carvalho Sales Peres, Faculdades Integradas Padre Albino - FIPA/FAMECA
    Acadêmico de Medicina da FAMECA. Turma 44.
  • Ayder Anselmo Gomes Vivi, Faculdades Integradas Padre Albino - FIPA/FAMECA
    Professor titular do departamento de Cirurgia do Curso de Medicina das Faculdades Integradas Padre Albino.

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Published

2018-03-15

Issue

Vol. 97 No. 1 (2018)

Section

Relato de Caso/Case Report

How to Cite

Melo, D. B. D., Hamade, A. M. A., Coelho, A. C. T. E. R., Peres, A. de C. S., & Vivi, A. A. G. (2018). Carotid body tumor: case report. Revista De Medicina, 97(1), 108-112. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1679-9836.v97i1p108-112