Outcome of surgical treatment for carotid body paraganglioma

摘要: Background: The present study reviewed a 30-year experience of managing carotid body paraganglioma (CBP) and analysed clinical findings associated with perioperative morbidity. Methods: Clinical records, radiological pathological reports all patients who presented CBP between 1966 1997 were reviewed. There 39 consecutive 45 tumours median follow-up was 10 years. Shamblin classification used to define complication rates long-term surgical results. Results: Preoperative information derived from magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) colour Doppler imaging (CDI) comparable that standard four-vessel arteriography. Forty-one CBPs resected in 35 patients. Six had bilateral seven multicentric tumours. duration operation blood loss substantially higher for type III All major vascular complications (four patients) permanent neurological (three 39) observed Conclusion: Surgical planning prediction can be obtained by staging MRA CDI. Severe occur predominantly CBPs.