Diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to carotid body tumours: Report of three cases and review of the literature

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 852-855

  Kaman, Lileswar ^a   Singh, Rajinder ^a   Aggarwal, Rajeev ^a   Kumar, Rajinder ^a   Behera, Arunanshu ^a   Katariya, Rabindra Nath ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Carotid body tumour; Selective angiography; Surgical excision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY SURGERY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CAROTID BODY TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MALE; NECK TUMOR; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CAROTID ARTERY, EXTERNAL; CAROTID BODY TUMOR; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0033377586     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1622.1999.01717.x     Document Type: Article

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