Carotid Body Tumour with Unusual Presentation- a case report

Corresponding author: Nitin Arora, Department of ENT,Guru Gobind Singh Medical College, Faridkot, Punjab, [email protected] This article may be cited as : Arora N, Davessar JL, Singh J, Carotid Body Tumour with Unusual Presentationa case report .Int J Com Health and Med Res 2016;2(1):24-6 Article Recieved: 10-02-16 Accepted On: 12-03-2016 NTRODUCTION Paragangliomas (PGLs) are infrequent tumors with the incidence of about 1-2 per 100,000 and are classified based on their locations. Only three percent (3%) of all PGLs occur within the head and neck of which the majority are located in the carotid body (carotid body tumors), temporal-bone/middle-ear (glomus jugulare), and the vagus nerves in the neck (vagal PGLs). 1 Carotid body tumor (CBT) is the most frequently seen paragangliomas of head and neck ,arising from the carotid body chemoreceptors but rarely seen clinically, thus the corresponding diagnosis and management presents a challenge for the clinician. Most patients undergo medical treatment for accidental finding of the transverse masses in the cervical part, and some patients may complain of symptoms such as local tremor,palpitations or pulse-like vibratory sense in the mass site and headache, c, , etc. 2 We present here a case of carotid body tumor suspected intraoperatively and revealed after histopathological examination.