Resection of a hormonally active carotid body tumor.
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Evans, M; Minc, S; Almenoff, M
Published in: Ann Vasc Surg Brief Rep Innov
June 2023
Treatment of carotid body tumors (CBTs) can be complicated by the presence of hormonal activity. This case describes the treatment of a 65-year-old woman that presented with an abnormally high blood pressure and was found to have a neck mass. Diagnostic imaging along with urine metanephrines revealed this mass to be a hormonally active CBT. Careful resection along with preoperative treatment with an alpha blockade allowed for a successful complete removal of the tumor without any complications. Although CBTs tend to be benign, and hormonally active tumors are rare, one must always maintain a level of suspicion of hormonal activity to prevent catastrophic operative events.
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Ann Vasc Surg Brief Rep Innov
DOI
EISSN
2772-6878
Publication Date
June 2023
Volume
3
Issue
2
Location
United States
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Evans, M., Minc, S., & Almenoff, M. (2023). Resection of a hormonally active carotid body tumor. Ann Vasc Surg Brief Rep Innov, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsurg.2023.100185
Evans, Megan, Samantha Minc, and Maxwell Almenoff. “Resection of a hormonally active carotid body tumor.” Ann Vasc Surg Brief Rep Innov 3, no. 2 (June 2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsurg.2023.100185.
Evans M, Minc S, Almenoff M. Resection of a hormonally active carotid body tumor. Ann Vasc Surg Brief Rep Innov. 2023 Jun;3(2).
Evans, Megan, et al. “Resection of a hormonally active carotid body tumor.” Ann Vasc Surg Brief Rep Innov, vol. 3, no. 2, June 2023. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.avsurg.2023.100185.
Evans M, Minc S, Almenoff M. Resection of a hormonally active carotid body tumor. Ann Vasc Surg Brief Rep Innov. 2023 Jun;3(2).
Published In
Ann Vasc Surg Brief Rep Innov
DOI
EISSN
2772-6878
Publication Date
June 2023
Volume
3
Issue
2
Location
United States