Abstract
Carotid body tumor is a rare neoplasm. In this paper we suggest that selective carotid angiogram is effective for the diagnosis of carotid body tumor.
A 43 year-old woman was referred to Oral Surgery Clinic, Saitama Cancer Center with complaint of a painless mass in the right neck on December 13, 1990.
An examination of the carotid angiogram revealed that tumor was hypervascular and located at the carotid bifurcation and nutrient artery came from external carotid artery and so the clinical diagnosis“carotid body tumor, Shamblin's type I”was obtained. The tumor was easily removed under general anesthesia.
The pathological examination showed paraganglioma. The clinical course after operation has been satisfactory.
