SURGICAL THERAPY OF A CAROTID BODY TUMOR-A CASE REPORT-

Carotid body tumor is a rare entity. No more than 70 cases of the disease have been reported in Japan so far. We succesfully performed a surgical therapy for a patient with carotid body tumor who was seen at the hospital because of a painless tumor on the neck. To make the definite diagnosis by preoperative imagins including CT and angiography and to select an appropriate operative procedure in accordince with local findings are determinant factors for the successful treatment of the disease.