The current surgical management of carotid body paragangliomas. Discussions
1992
To determine if recent trends in evaluation and therapy have contributed to the successful surgical management of carotid body paragangliomas, we reviewed our experience over the past decade. Nineteen carotid body paragangiomas were identified in 17 patients. Eleven patients underwent complete, preoperative embolization of their afferent arteries with one complication. Calculated carotid body paragangliomas surface areas did not tier between the embolized 64.6±43.3 cm 2 and nonembolized 63.0±57.9 cm 2 lesions
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