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震颤、进行性颈部肿块、晕厥、声音嘶哑、呼吸困难、颈部搏动、收缩期杂音、吞咽困难、头晕、颈部粗
Carotid body tumor is a rare chemoreceptor tumor, also called paraganglioma. The carotid body lies at the carotid bifurcation, encapsulated, ~3.5 mm, vascular/neural, supplied by carotid branches, innervated by cervical sympathetic/glossopharyngeal/vagus/hypoglossal nerves. Gross: red-brown, round/oval, lobulated, encapsulated; cells polygonal with eosinophilic vacuolated cytoplasm. Age 30-40; malignant rate 5-10%.
Tremor; progressive neck mass; syncope; hoarseness; dyspnea; neck pulsation; systolic murmur; dysphagia; dizziness; neck enlargement
A chemosensory tissue tumor in the carotid bifurcation adventitia; nonchromaffin paraganglioma. Related to chronic hypoxia (higher incidence at high altitude). Long-term hypoxic stimulation causes compensatory hyperplasia; familial cases are often bilateral.
Surgery; drug therapy
No effective prevention; early detection/treatment.
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Warm reminder: The above information is provided for health education reference only and cannot replace professional medical diagnosis. If you have related symptoms, please seek care at a regular hospital in time.
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