Surgical versus sequential hybrid treatment of carotid body tumors

Carotid body tumor (CBT) are slow-growing tumors that develop in the cervical region at the carotid bifurcation. . In a randomized study, 33 patients were treated for CBT excision: 10 patients performed preoperative embolization (PE) and 23 were treated only by isolated traditional surgery (N-PE). T...

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Main Authors: Amato Bruno, Compagna Rita, Florio Anna, Calemma Francesca, Rocca Aldo, Salzano Francesco, Brongo Sergio, Gasbarro Vincenzo, Aprea Giovanni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2019-12-01
Series:Open Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2019-0115