Heart Views (Jan 2014)

Assessment of carotid body tumor and its association with tetralogy of fallot: Effect of the chronic hypoxia

  • Banu Sahin Yildiz,
  • Ahmet Sasmazel,
  • Ayse Baysal,
  • Hulya I Gozu,
  • Emre Erturk,
  • Ozge Altas,
  • Rahmi Zeybek,
  • Alparslan Sahin,
  • Mustafa Yildiz

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/1995-705X.144800
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15, no. 3
pp. 86 – 88

Abstract

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This is a rare combined presentation of Tetralogy of Fallot and carotid body tumor (CBT). Hypotheses and further discussion provides data for the development of CBT as a response to chronic hypoxemia. This present study demonstrates and discusses such an occurrence.

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