Carotid Body Tumour: A Rare Case Report

Abstract

Carotid Body Tumour (CBT) is a uncommon tumour which arises from a chemoreceptor tissue, which is present at the bifurcation of common carotid arteries. Not many case reports have been reported for carotid body tumours. We report an unusual case of a large carotid paraganglioma in a 31-year-old female. This neck swelling was present, for several years before admission, but was smaller in size

Keywords

• bifurcation
• chemoreceptor
• glomus tumour
• paraganglioma