Anaesthetic challenges in carotid body tumour resection: a case report and review of literature

Anuradha Malliwal; Shubha N. Mohite; Nishma Doshi; Rochana Bakhshi

doi:10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20151466

Authors

Anuradha Malliwal Department of Anaesthesiology, Dr D Y Patil Medical College, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
Shubha N. Mohite Department of Anaesthesiology, Dr D Y Patil Medical College, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
Nishma Doshi Department of Anaesthesiology, Dr D Y Patil Medical College, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
Rochana Bakhshi Department of Anaesthesiology, Dr D Y Patil Medical College, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20151466

Keywords:

Carotid body tumour, Hypotensive anaesthesia, Dexmedetomidine, Atrial fibrillation, Cranial nerve injury

Abstract

Carotid body tumour (CBT) is an extremely rare, non-chromaffin paraganglioma arising from chemoreceptor cells at the carotid bifurcation. Reported incidence is 1-2 per 100,000. Surgical excision of the tumour, the definitive treatment, poses several anaesthetic challenges and a high incidence of perioperative morbidity and mortality (20-40%). Very few cases have been reported so far. We report the anaesthetic management of a case of CBT excision with a review of recent literature on the same.

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