Carotid splaying, also known as the Lyre sign, is a widening of the carotid bifurcation due to the displacement of the internal carotid artery and the external carotid artery just distal to the point of divergence. This phenomenon is classically exhibited by highly vascularized carotid body tumors and, in rare cases, by cervical sympathetic chain schwannomas. Demonstration of the Lyre sign by a...

Malignant carotid body tumors are rare neoplasms which originate from the chemoreceptor cells at the carotid bifurcation. A 61-year-old man presented with a neck mass which was diagnosed as a malignant carotid body tumor. Surgical resection of the mass with accompanying lymph nodes was performed. No evidence for local recurrence or distant metastasis were detected during the follow-up period.

OBJECTIVE Carotid body tumors (CBT) are benign tumors that originate from neural non-chromaffin cells that are typically localized near carotid bifurcation. Surgical removal of the tumor is the most appropriate treatment. General anesthesia is preferred anesthetic technique for CBT surgery. Basic elements of anesthetic management are protection of hemodynamic stability and maintaining cerebral ...

A 5-year-old castrated male Labrador Retriever was presented to a referring veterinarian for a swelling in the neck region. Based on the results of histopathology, a carotid body tumor, was diagnosed. The dog was referred to a medical imaging unit for further staging and follow up. This report describes the magnetic resonance (MR) and computed tomographic (CT) appearance of a carotid body tumor.

Thyroglossal duct carcinoma is uncommon, occurring in approximately 1% of all thyroglossal duct remnants. This rare neoplasm is characterized by relatively nonaggressive behavior with infrequent lymph nodal spread. Another rare neoplasm of the head and neck region is a carotid body tumor. A 78-year-old woman with a 3-year history of midline and bilateral neck masses was referred to us. Fine nee...

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 ...