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[Technic of surgical treatment of carotid body tumors (author's transl)]. 1981

K Foet

Carotid body tumors of rare occurrence in the cervical region. Through microsurgical operative techniques the risk of hemorrhages and lesions of the carotid artery as well as accompanying dangers for the brain have been reduced. Special problems of microsurgical extirpation including preparation by means of a bipolar coagulation forceps are cleared up.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008866	Microsurgery	The performance of surgical procedures with the aid of a microscope.
D002344	Carotid Body	A small cluster of chemoreceptive and supporting cells located near the bifurcation of the internal carotid artery. The carotid body, which is richly supplied with fenestrated capillaries, senses the pH, carbon dioxide, and oxygen concentrations in the blood and plays a crucial role in their homeostatic control.	Glomus Caroticum,Bodies, Carotid,Body, Carotid,Caroticum, Glomus,Carotid Bodies
D002345	Carotid Body Tumor	Benign paraganglioma at the bifurcation of the COMMON CAROTID ARTERIES. It can encroach on the parapharyngeal space and produce dysphagia, pain, and cranial nerve palsies.	Paraganglioma, Carotid Body,Carotid Body Tumors,Carotid Body Paraganglioma,Carotid Body Paragangliomas,Paragangliomas, Carotid Body,Tumor, Carotid Body,Tumors, Carotid Body
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man