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Abstract
Benign paraganglioma at the bifurcation of the COMMON CAROTID ARTERIES. It can encroach on the parapharyngeal space and produce dysphagia, pain, and cranial nerve palsies.
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- Carotid Body Tumors
- Paraganglioma, Carotid Body
- Carotid Body Paraganglioma
- Carotid Body Paragangliomas
- Paragangliomas, Carotid Body
- Tumor, Carotid Body
- Tumors, Carotid Body
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Carotid Body Tumor. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002345. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002345
- Carotid Body Tumor. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55789475