未经证实:颈动脉体瘤(CBT)当然是不寻常的。它们是源自副神经节细胞的血管病变,位于颈总动脉(CCA)分叉处。它们占头颈部肿瘤的0.5%以下,大约每百万1-3例。恶性CBT极为罕见;在文献中,平均公布率<10%。恶性肿瘤的诊断标准应基于远处转移的发现。由于其不可预测的性质和恶性潜力,转移前的诊断和完整的手术切除是预后良好的关键。
未经批准:鉴于在CBT方面的经验很少,它的生物学和治疗仍然不确定。我们介绍一个48岁的病人,颈部左侧有一个肿块,被发现是一个巨大的CBT,组织病理学可疑。它的大小,罕见的位置,病理结果,以及用于治疗的管理策略,说明了一个不寻常的案例,突出了其出版的重要性。
未经批准:CBT很少见,但如果切除无转移或残留疾病,则可治愈病变。这就是为什么应尽可能进行手术,以及为什么有必要彻底研究这种病理并在鉴别诊断中考虑到这一点。
UNASSIGNED: Carotid body tumors (CBTs) are certainly unusual. They are vascular lesions originating from paraganglionic cells, located at the common carotid artery (CCA) bifurcation. They represent less than 0.5% of head and neck tumors, approximately 1-3 cases per million. Malignant CBTs are extremely rare; in the literature, published rates on average are < 10%. The diagnostic criteria for malignancy should be based on the finding of distant metastasis. Due to its unpredictable nature and its malignant potential, diagnosis before metastasis and complete surgical resection are the keys to a favorable prognosis.
UNASSIGNED: Given little experience in CBTs, its biology and treatment remain uncertain. We present the case of a 48-years-old patient, with a mass on the left side of the neck that was found to be a vast CBT with suspicious histopathology. Its size, rare location, pathologic findings, and management strategy applied for its treatment, illustrate an unusual case that highlights the importance of its publication.
UNASSIGNED: CBT is rare, but subject to cure lesion if resected without metastatic or residual disease. This is why surgery should be performed whenever possible and why it is so necessary to study this pathology thoroughly and to take it into account in the differential diagnosis.