Paraganglioma of the carotid body. Apropos of a case in a 14-year-old child
Gounot, E.; Couillault, G.; Maingueneau, C.; Autissier, J.M.
Chirurgie Pediatrique 31(2): 125-126
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0180-5738 PMID: 2268951 Document Number: 365107
Carotid body tumors are encountered infrequently. We report a case of a fourteen year old boy presenting an inflammatory biologic syndrome with a right neck mass. The diagnosis was first an Hodgkin disease but the surgical approach and histological examination of the neck mass conclude to a benign carotid body tumor. A subadventitial excision allowed a complete recovery with one year follow up. The diagnosis of these tumors is essentially made by arteriography. They are benign in most of the cases but sometimes need for a vascular reconstructive surgery in very extended forms.