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PAUL J. DONALD, MD, FRCS(C)
Sacramento, Calif

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1988;114(7):711.

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Drs Paul Ward, Chen Liu, and John R. Benson presented a comparative study of carotid body tumor resections illustrating the advantages of preoperative arterial embolization at the recent Western Section Triological Society meeting in Coronado, Calif. The preoperative assessment included a computed tomographic scan, magnetic resonance imaging, and fine-needle aspiration cytologic examination. Arteriography is performed not only to delineate the extent of the lesion but also to establish the main feeding vessels to the tumor. The oblique and subtraction views are most valuable. A careful search of the films is necessary to rule out a second tumor. The ascending cervical artery is often an important nutrient vessel that requires embolization via the thyrocervical trunk. Surgery is performed soon after embolization.

A comparison was made between 11 cases of carotid body tumor resected prior to the advent of embolization and six cases done following preoperative embolization. The blood loss averaged greater . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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