Diagnosis and surgical treatment of carotid body tumor / 实用口腔医学杂志
Journal of Practical Stomatology
;
(6)1995.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-670743
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To investigate the diagnosis and therapy approaches of carotid body tumor (CBT).Method:
Retrospective study of diagnosis and treatment of 10 patients with CBT was conducted.Results:
Five patients were examined by B ultrasonic technique and all were not diagnosed;eight were examined by color Doppler flow imaging, six of whom were diagnosed as with CBT;six were examined by CT, three of whom were diagnosed;three was examined by digital subtraction angiography(DSA) and all were diagnosed;two were examined by magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) and one was diagnosed.There was no patient died during operation.One patient died 4 days after operation because of anoxemia in brain. Pathological examination after operation confirmed the diagnosis.Conclusion:
Synthetical examinations should be taken to confirm the diagnosis of CBT. Color Doppler flow imaging and DSA are significant. Selection of operation methods should be based on the practice.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Journal of Practical Stomatology
Year:
1995
Type:
Article
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