Case Report
Volume: 4 | Issue: 2 | Published: Mar 08, 2020 | Pages: 43 - 48 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr/173-1543041434
Carotid body tumor: what treating surgeon wants to know in radiological evaluation? - A case report
Authors: Shweta Sharma , Bharat Bhushan Sharma , Neeru Kapur , Pawan Joon , Mir Rizwan Aziz , Dileep Kumar Jha , Nitish Virmani , Sadaf Zaffar
Article Info
Authors
Shweta Sharma
ENT Specialist Registrar, Warwick Hospital, Warwick, UK
Bharat Bhushan Sharma
Professor & HOD, Department of Radio-Diagnosis, SGT Medical College, Gurugram, India
Neeru Kapur
Assistant Professor, Department of Radio-Diagnosis, SGT Medical College, Gurugram, India
Pawan Joon
Assistant Professor, Department of Radio-Diagnosis, SGT Medical College, Gurugram, India
Mir Rizwan Aziz
Senior Resident, Department of Radio-Diagnosis, SGT Medical College, Gurugram, India
Dileep Kumar Jha
Senior Resident, Department of Radio-Diagnosis, SGT Medical College, Gurugram, India
Nitish Virmani
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, SGT University, Gurugram, India
Sadaf Zaffar
BRIT (Student), Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, SGT University, Gurugram, India
Publication History
Received: November 24, 2018
Accepted: December 10, 2019
Published: March 08, 2020
Abstract
Background: Carotid body tumors (CBTs) are benign, but they are quite controversial for the management because of their location and symptoms. Cervical CBTs are slightly uncommon paragangliomas. These are highly vascular tumors. Their location is at the bifurcation of common carotid artery (CCA) which is adjacent to many cranial nerves. Surgical management involves a lot of morbidity and mortality. Case Report: A 48-year-old female reported with painless small swelling on the right side of the neck region just below the angle of the mandible. The radiological evaluation by ultrasonography, contrast-enhanced computerized tomography, and magnetic resonance angiography revealed the swelling as carotid body tumor. The patient had been advised surgical management as presently the entity was almost without any symptoms. Conclusion: The cross-sectional imaging plays a great role in the diagnosis and management of CBTs as they are associated with many complications. The treating surgeon had to be very careful about surgical extirpation.
Keywords: Carotid body tumor, vascular, bifurcation, USG, CECT, MRA, green
