Carotid body tumors managed with preoperative embolization. Report of two cases

L. F. Borges; R. C. Heros; G. DeBrun

doi:10.3171/jns.1983.59.5.0867

Carotid body tumors managed with preoperative embolization. Report of two cases

L. F. Borges, R. C. Heros, G. DeBrun

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Abstract

Two patients with large vascular carotid body tumors underwent preoperative intravascular embolization of the major arterial feeders. The tumor vascularity was reduced markedly, and complete surgical extirpation was accomplished without difficulty. The literature on carotid body tumors is briefly reviewed. The role of preoperative embolization in the treatment of these difficult tumors is emphasized.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	867-870
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of neurosurgery
Volume	59
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3171/jns.1983.59.5.0867
State	Published - Jan 1 1983
Externally published	Yes

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Borges, L. F., Heros, R. C., & DeBrun, G. (1983). Carotid body tumors managed with preoperative embolization. Report of two cases. Journal of neurosurgery, 59(5), 867-870. https://doi.org/10.3171/jns.1983.59.5.0867

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