The incidence of malignancy in carotid body tumours
- 7 December 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 64 (12), 885-889
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.1800641214
Abstract
Twenty-three patients with 24 carotid body tumours are reviewed. A high incidence of malignancy (30 per cent) was encountered. It is recommended that all carotid body tumours be removed unless there are contraindicating medical or technical reasons.Keywords
Funding Information
- Faculty of Medicine Research Endowment Fund of the University of the Witwatersrand
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