Carotid Body paraganglioma

The carotid body paraganglioma (chemodectoma) is a relatively rare neoplasm of obscure originThe carotId body was first described by von Hailer in 1743 The term paraganglia was first used by Kohn in the early twentieth century and is the most appropriate nomenclature from an embryologic stand point These are usually benign and commonly present as asymptomatic cervical mass; Bilateral caroted body tumor are known especially in the familial form Patients and methods Records of patients (296female and 19 male) with carotid body tumors treated between 2001 and 2022 in our hospital were retrospectively reviewed. Data on classification, clinical presentation, and surgical treatment were extracted from the case records. Surgical complications and treatment outcome were noted and survival was calculated by actuarial method. The literature on carotid body paraganglioma was reviewed.