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==Overview==
==Overview==
The most common symptoms of carotid body tumor include neck mass, neck pain or headache. Other symptoms may also be present depending on the invasion of tumor to tthe neighboring structures.
The most common [[symptoms]] of [[carotid body]] [[tumor]] include [[neck]] [[mass]], [[neck]] pain or [[headache]]. Other [[symptoms]] may also be present depending on the [[invasion]] of [[tumor]] to the neighboring structures.
==History and Symptoms==
==History and Symptoms==
*Most of the carotid body tumors are asymptomatic.<ref name="DavilaChang2016">{{cite journal|last1=Davila|first1=Victor J.|last2=Chang|first2=James M.|last3=Stone|first3=William M.|last4=Fowl|first4=Richard J.|last5=Bower|first5=Thomas C.|last6=Hinni|first6=Michael L.|last7=Money|first7=Samuel R.|title=Current surgical management of carotid body tumors|journal=Journal of Vascular Surgery|volume=64|issue=6|year=2016|pages=1703–1710|issn=07415214|doi=10.1016/j.jvs.2016.05.076}}</ref>
*Most of the [[carotid body]] [[Tumor|tumors]] are [[asymptomatic]].<ref name="DavilaChang2016">{{cite journal|last1=Davila|first1=Victor J.|last2=Chang|first2=James M.|last3=Stone|first3=William M.|last4=Fowl|first4=Richard J.|last5=Bower|first5=Thomas C.|last6=Hinni|first6=Michael L.|last7=Money|first7=Samuel R.|title=Current surgical management of carotid body tumors|journal=Journal of Vascular Surgery|volume=64|issue=6|year=2016|pages=1703–1710|issn=07415214|doi=10.1016/j.jvs.2016.05.076}}</ref>
*when symptomatic, common symptoms of carotid body tumor include neck mass, headache or neck pain which may be present in 35% of the cases.
*when [[symptomatic]], common [[symptoms]] of [[carotid body]] [[tumor]] include [[Neck masses|neck mass]], [[headache]] or [[neck pain]] which may be present in 35% of the cases.
===History===
===History===
*Symptoms of carotid body tumor may include the following:<ref name="PatetsiosGable2002">{{cite journal|last1=Patetsios|first1=Peter|last2=Gable|first2=Dennis R.|last3=Garrett|first3=Wilson V.|last4=Lamont|first4=Jeffrey P.|last5=Kuhn|first5=Joseph A.|last6=Shutze|first6=William P.|last7=Kourlis|first7=Harry|last8=Grimsley|first8=Bradley|last9=Pearl|first9=Gregory J.|last10=Smith|first10=Bertram L.|last11=Talkington|first11=C.M.|last12=Thompson|first12=Jesse E.|title=Management of Carotid Body Paragangliomas and Review of a 30-year Experience|journal=Annals of Vascular Surgery|volume=16|issue=3|year=2002|pages=331–338|issn=08905096|doi=10.1007/s10016-001-0106-8}}</ref>
*[[Symptoms]] of [[carotid body]] [[tumor]] may include the following:<ref name="PatetsiosGable2002">{{cite journal|last1=Patetsios|first1=Peter|last2=Gable|first2=Dennis R.|last3=Garrett|first3=Wilson V.|last4=Lamont|first4=Jeffrey P.|last5=Kuhn|first5=Joseph A.|last6=Shutze|first6=William P.|last7=Kourlis|first7=Harry|last8=Grimsley|first8=Bradley|last9=Pearl|first9=Gregory J.|last10=Smith|first10=Bertram L.|last11=Talkington|first11=C.M.|last12=Thompson|first12=Jesse E.|title=Management of Carotid Body Paragangliomas and Review of a 30-year Experience|journal=Annals of Vascular Surgery|volume=16|issue=3|year=2002|pages=331–338|issn=08905096|doi=10.1007/s10016-001-0106-8}}</ref>
**Painless mass in the lateral of neck
**Painless [[mass]] in the [[lateral]] of [[neck]] (in 60% of the cases)<ref name="DavilaChang2016">{{cite journal|last1=Davila|first1=Victor J.|last2=Chang|first2=James M.|last3=Stone|first3=William M.|last4=Fowl|first4=Richard J.|last5=Bower|first5=Thomas C.|last6=Hinni|first6=Michael L.|last7=Money|first7=Samuel R.|title=Current surgical management of carotid body tumors|journal=Journal of Vascular Surgery|volume=64|issue=6|year=2016|pages=1703–1710|issn=07415214|doi=10.1016/j.jvs.2016.05.076}}</ref>
**The mass tends to grow slowly
**The [[mass]] tends to grow slowly
*In case of tumors with greater extension symptoms may include:<ref>{{cite book | last = Phillips | first = Theodore | title = Leibel and Phillips textbook of radiation oncology | publisher = Elsevier/Saunders | location = Philadelphia | year = 2010 | isbn = 978-1-4160-5897-7 }}</ref>
*In case of [[Tumor|tumors]] with greater [[extension]] [[symptoms]] may include:<ref>{{cite book | last = Phillips | first = Theodore | title = Leibel and Phillips textbook of radiation oncology | publisher = Elsevier/Saunders | location = Philadelphia | year = 2010 | isbn = 978-1-4160-5897-7 }}</ref>
**[[Horseness]] due to vagus or laryngeal nerve involvement
**[[Hoarseness]] due to [[Vagus nerve|vagus]] or [[Laryngeal nerve palsy|laryngeal nerve involvement]]
**Involvement of hypoglossal which may present as atrophy and weakness of the tongue
**Involvement of [[hypoglossal]] which may present as [[atrophy]] and [[Muscle weakness|weakness]] of the [[tongue]]
**Involvement of glossopharyngeal nerves
**Involvement of [[glossopharyngeal nerve]]
**[[Syncope]] due to possible compression of the carotid sinus or internal carotid artery
**[[Syncope]] due to possible compression of the [[carotid sinus]] or [[internal carotid artery]]
**Stridor due to airway obstrustion
**[[Stridor]] due to [[airway obstruction]]
**Dysphagia due to  extension into the parapharyngeal space
**[[Dysphagia]] due to  [[extension]] into the parapharyngeal space
*Symptoms that may suggest the metastatic activity of the tumor include:
*[[Symptoms]] that may suggest the [[metastatic]] activity of the [[tumor]] include:
**Malaise
**[[Malaise]]
**Weight loss
**[[Weight loss]]
**Weakness
**[[Weakness]]
*Symptoms that may suggest the hormonal activity of the tumor include:
*[[Symptoms]] that may suggest the [[hormonal]] activity of the [[tumor]] include:
**Palpitation
**[[Palpitation]]
**Tremor
**[[Tremor]]
**Headache
**[[Headache]]
*Some less common symptoms include:<ref name="Işıkİmamoğlu2007">{{cite journal|last1=Işık|first1=A. Cemal Ümit|last2=İmamoğlu|first2=Mehmet|last3=Erem|first3=Cihangir|last4=Sarı|first4=Ahmet|title=Paragangliomas of the Head and Neck|journal=Medical Principles and Practice|volume=16|issue=3|year=2007|pages=209–214|issn=1011-7571|doi=10.1159/000100392}}</ref>
*Some less common [[symptoms]] include:<ref name="Işıkİmamoğlu2007">{{cite journal|last1=Işık|first1=A. Cemal Ümit|last2=İmamoğlu|first2=Mehmet|last3=Erem|first3=Cihangir|last4=Sarı|first4=Ahmet|title=Paragangliomas of the Head and Neck|journal=Medical Principles and Practice|volume=16|issue=3|year=2007|pages=209–214|issn=1011-7571|doi=10.1159/000100392}}</ref>
**Dysphagia
**[[Dysphagia]]
**Dizziness
**[[Dizziness]]
**Sensory symptoms such as:<ref name="DavilaChang2016">{{cite journal|last1=Davila|first1=Victor J.|last2=Chang|first2=James M.|last3=Stone|first3=William M.|last4=Fowl|first4=Richard J.|last5=Bower|first5=Thomas C.|last6=Hinni|first6=Michael L.|last7=Money|first7=Samuel R.|title=Current surgical management of carotid body tumors|journal=Journal of Vascular Surgery|volume=64|issue=6|year=2016|pages=1703–1710|issn=07415214|doi=10.1016/j.jvs.2016.05.076}}</ref>
**[[Sensory]] [[symptoms]] such as:<ref name="DavilaChang2016">{{cite journal|last1=Davila|first1=Victor J.|last2=Chang|first2=James M.|last3=Stone|first3=William M.|last4=Fowl|first4=Richard J.|last5=Bower|first5=Thomas C.|last6=Hinni|first6=Michael L.|last7=Money|first7=Samuel R.|title=Current surgical management of carotid body tumors|journal=Journal of Vascular Surgery|volume=64|issue=6|year=2016|pages=1703–1710|issn=07415214|doi=10.1016/j.jvs.2016.05.076}}</ref>
***Neck or face pain
***[[Neck pain|Neck]] or [[facial pain]]
***Numbness
***[[Numbness]]
***Pulsatile tinnitus
***Pulsatile [[tinnitus]]
***Tingling
***[[Tingling]]
*Bilateral neck involvement may result in carotid sinus syndrome.<ref>{{cite book | last = Phillips | first = Theodore | title = Leibel and Phillips textbook of radiation oncology | publisher = Elsevier/Saunders | location = Philadelphia | year = 2010 | isbn = 978-1-4160-5897-7 }}</ref>
*[[Bilateral]] neck involvement may result in [[carotid sinus syndrome]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Phillips | first = Theodore | title = Leibel and Phillips textbook of radiation oncology | publisher = Elsevier/Saunders | location = Philadelphia | year = 2010 | isbn = 978-1-4160-5897-7 }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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The most common symptoms of carotid body tumor include neck mass, neck pain or headache. Other symptoms may also be present depending on the invasion of tumor to the neighboring structures.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 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.
  2. Patetsios, Peter; Gable, Dennis R.; Garrett, Wilson V.; Lamont, Jeffrey P.; Kuhn, Joseph A.; Shutze, William P.; Kourlis, Harry; Grimsley, Bradley; Pearl, Gregory J.; Smith, Bertram L.; Talkington, C.M.; Thompson, Jesse E. (2002). "Management of Carotid Body Paragangliomas and Review of a 30-year Experience". Annals of Vascular Surgery. 16 (3): 331–338. doi:10.1007/s10016-001-0106-8. ISSN 0890-5096.
  3. Phillips, Theodore (2010). Leibel and Phillips textbook of radiation oncology. Philadelphia: Elsevier/Saunders. ISBN 978-1-4160-5897-7.
  4. Işık, A. Cemal Ümit; İmamoğlu, Mehmet; Erem, Cihangir; Sarı, Ahmet (2007). "Paragangliomas of the Head and Neck". Medical Principles and Practice. 16 (3): 209–214. doi:10.1159/000100392. ISSN 1011-7571.
  5. Phillips, Theodore (2010). Leibel and Phillips textbook of radiation oncology. Philadelphia: Elsevier/Saunders. ISBN 978-1-4160-5897-7.