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Volume 91, Issue 1 , Pages 117-131 , January 2010

Care of the Patient Undergoing Surgical Excision of a Carotid Body Chemodectoma

Diagram showing a left-sided view of the anatomy of the carotid structures.

Diagram showing a left-sided view of the anatomy of the carotid structures.
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Angiogram denoting a high carotid body tumor on the right side of the patient's neck.

Angiogram denoting a high carotid body tumor on the right side of the patient's neck.
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Dissection of the soft tissue, exposing the carotid body tumor.

Dissection of the soft tissue, exposing the carotid body tumor.
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The tumor after it is released from the internal carotid but is still encompassing the external carotid.

The tumor after it is released from the internal carotid but is still encompassing the external carotid.
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The carotid structures after the tumor is removed and the external carotid branch is ligated.

The carotid structures after the tumor is removed and the external carotid branch is ligated.
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After the blood supply is removed, the tumor shrinks in size. It is then evaluated by the pathology laboratory for malignancy status.

After the blood supply is removed, the tumor shrinks in size. It is then evaluated by the pathology laboratory for malignancy status.
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