摘要
Carotid body tumor （CBT） is a rare tumor, which is composed of chromaffin cells, groupsof cells associated with the autonomous system, occurring at the carotid bifurcation. This tumor grows slowly, usually with a history of several years and seldom undergoes malignant transformation. The majority of CBT are benign, only few cases of malignant CBTs were reported in the literature. 1.3 Overa period of 10 years （1993-2004）, 28 patients with CBT were diagnosed and surgically treated in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,
Carotid body tumor （CBT） is a rare tumor, which is composed of chromaffin cells, groupsof cells associated with the autonomous system, occurring at the carotid bifurcation. This tumor grows slowly, usually with a history of several years and seldom undergoes malignant transformation. The majority of CBT are benign, only few cases of malignant CBTs were reported in the literature. 1.3 Overa period of 10 years （1993-2004）, 28 patients with CBT were diagnosed and surgically treated in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,
基金
This study was supported by Research Fund of the Ministry of PublicHealth ( No. 96-1-340 ) and Sustentation Plan for ExcellentAcademic Leader of Shanghai Municipality (No.96XD14013)
