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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sahar Memar Montazerin, M.D.[2] Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [3]

Overview

There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for the carotid body tumor. However, patients who manifested the symptoms before the age of 50 years old, those with a positive family history and those with multiple paragangliomas has been recommended to undergo additional testing.

Screening

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Patient with carotid body tumor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
History, Physical examination, and evaluation of cnotralateral side
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Patients with age < 50 years
Patients with multiple paraganglioma
Patients with a positive family history
 
 
 
The rest of the patients
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SDHD genetic testing
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Presence of SDHD mutation
 
 
 
 
Absence of SDHD mutation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SDHC and SDHB genetic testing
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Presence of SDHC/SDHB mutation
 
 
 
Absence of SDHC/SDHB mutation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
All the relatives should be evaluated for the presence of paragnaglioma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
whole-body F-dihydroxyphenylalanine (F-DOPA) positron emission tomography to assess the presence of other paragangliomas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Presence of other paraganglioma
 
 
 
Absence of other paraganglioma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24-hour urine catecholamines and MRI for biochemical screening
 
 
 
surveillance screening every 5 years

References

  1. Davila, Victor J.; Chang, James M.; Stone, William M.; Fowl, Richard J.; Bower, Thomas C.; Hinni, Michael L.; Money, Samuel R. (2016). "Current surgical management of carotid body tumors". Journal of Vascular Surgery. 64 (6): 1703–1710. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2016.05.076. ISSN 0741-5214.