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Excision of Carotid body tumors

A carotid body tumor (also called a u000bchemodectoma or paraganglioma ) isu00a0a growth on the side of your neck in the area where the carotid artery splits off into smaller blood vessels that carry blood to your brain

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Excision of Carotid body tumors

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  1. Excision of Carotid body tumors

  2. Index • Introduction • Causes • Symptom • Treatment

  3. IntroductionA carotid body tumor (also called a chemodectoma or paraganglioma ) is a growth on the side of your neck in the area where the carotid artery splits off into smaller blood vessels that carry blood to your brain.

  4. Causes Many times, a carotid body tumor does not cause symptoms and is found by your doctor during an exam. You may be able to feel the tumor, but it is not painful.If the tumor becomes large, it can press on the nerves, blood vessels or organs around it. This may cause throat pain, hoarseness, a numb tongue or make it very hard to swallowing.

  5. Symptoms 1. Difficulty in swallowing. 2. Hoarseness. 3. High blood pressure. 4. Numbness in the tongue. 5. Palpitations or sensations of racing heart or fluttering in your chest.

  6. TreatmentCarotid body tumors are not usually cancerous. But, they can grow quickly and become large. Because of this, the best treatment is often surgery to remove the tumor. In rare cases, radiation therapy is used.

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