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Prevalence, characteristics, evaluation, and management of carotid body tumors: Systematic analysis based on available evidence.
Journal of vascular surgery - 1 Aug 2024
Wang Yong-Hong, Yang Jia, Zhong Hao, Wu Jun-Jie, Wu Kai, Hu Anguo, Wu Jian-Ying, Zhu Ji-Hai
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OBJECTIVE: Although carotid body tumors (CBTs) are rare, they attract particular attention because of their propensity for malignant transformation and the high surgical risk. Because data are scarce and as it is difficult to achieve a large sample size, no study has yet comprehensively analyzed the characteristics, management, or operative complications of CBTs. Therefore, we collected and analyzed all currently...
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