A case of Carotid Body Tumor

A case of carotid body tumor was reported . The patient was a 69-year-old male, who complained of a swelling in the left upper neck . Enhanced CT and carotid angiography revealed a hypervascular tumor at the bifurcation.Matas test and SPELT (single photon emmision CT) were usef ull for preoperative evaluation of intracranial hemodynamics. The tumor was resected together with the bifurcation and carotid artery was sutured with internal carotid artery.The patient had no complication after operation . On histopathological study, the tumor was diagnosed as paraganglioma.