Management of Paragangliomas in Neck - A Case Report

Abstract

Carotid body tumors are rare neoplasm arising from the chemoreceptive tissue of the carotid body, which typically
presents as a slow growing, painless neck mass found along the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. They
are also known as intercarotid paragangliomas; these tumors are benign in general but have a aggressive local growth
potential. Therefore, complete surgical resection is the preferred treatment of choice