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carotid
(redirected from carotid body tumors)

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carotid
either one of the two principal arteries that supply blood to the head and neck


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Carotid body tumors are the most common paragangliomas found in the parapharyngeal space.
Undifferentiated metastatic carcinoma and myoepithelioma: two rare ... by Koenigsberg, Robert A.; Vakil, Nakul; Noronha, Bosco / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Intravagal paragangliomas can usually be differentiated from carotid body tumors by the site of origin.
Pitfalls in imaging: differentiating intravagal and carotid body ... by Andersen, Charles A. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Carotid body tumors are benign masses that arise from the neural crest-derived paraganglia of the autonomic nervous system.
Nonpulsatile carotid body tumor in a teenager by Osborne, Ryan F. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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