The Importance of Flowmetry in Carotid Body Tumor Surgery: A Case Report

Carotid body tumors arise from the embryonic neural crest. These tumors are mostly benign, and they rarely show character. Bifurcation of the carotid body cells originates from a common carotid paraganglion; a tumoral mass lateral to the carotid bifurcation is usually found in the neck. A pathologic...

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Main Authors: Abdurrahim Colak, Munacettin Ceviz, Necip Becit, Aysenur Dostbil, Hikmet Kocak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AVES 2012-08-01
Series:Eurasian Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.eajm.org/text.php3?id=447