CAROTID BODY TUMOUR - A RARE CASE IN A TWENTY YEAR OLD BOY

Abstract

CAROTID BODY TUMOURS ARE RARE TUMOURS
CONSTITUTING ONLY 0.5 PERCENT OF ALL TUMOURS
IN THE BODY. EVEN THOUGH PARAGANGLIOMAS ARE
RARE, CAROTID BODY TUMOURS FORM 65 PERCENT
OF THEM IN HEAD AND NECK. HEREWITH WE PRESENT
A CASE HISTORY OF A 20 YEAR OLD BOY WITH
CAROTID BODY TUMOUR (SHAMBLIN CLASS II) WHO
WAS SUCCESSFULLY MANAGED IN OUR INSTITUTION
WITH AN UNEVENTFUL OUTCOME.
Keyword : carotid body tumour, paraganglioma, surgical
management, shambling