Diagnosis and surgical treatment of carotid body tumor
- VernacularTitle:颈动脉体瘤的诊断与外科治疗
- Author:
Zhiwei YU
;
Zhangui TANG
;
Xinchun JIAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Carotid body tumor;
Surgical treatment;
Imaging examination
- From:
Journal of Practical Stomatology
1995;0(04):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the diagnosis and therapy approaches of carotid body tumor (CBT).Method:Retrospective study of diagnosis and treatment of 10 patients with CBT was conducted.Results:Five patients were examined by B ultrasonic technique and all were not diagnosed;eight were examined by color Doppler flow imaging, six of whom were diagnosed as with CBT;six were examined by CT, three of whom were diagnosed;three was examined by digital subtraction angiography(DSA) and all were diagnosed;two were examined by magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) and one was diagnosed.There was no patient died during operation.One patient died 4 days after operation because of anoxemia in brain. Pathological examination after operation confirmed the diagnosis.Conclusion:Synthetical examinations should be taken to confirm the diagnosis of CBT. Color Doppler flow imaging and DSA are significant. Selection of operation methods should be based on the practice.
