颈动脉体瘤临床诊治研究进展

Diagnosis and treatment of carotid body tumors

颈动脉体瘤是发生在颈动脉分叉处的副神经节瘤,临床罕见,主要临床表现为颈部下颌角无痛性包块。颈动脉体瘤发病缓慢,多数患者确诊时肿瘤体积较大,增大的瘤体逐渐将周围的血管、神经等重要组织包绕,手术难度高,分离时易损伤血管及神经。本文对颈动脉体瘤的临床表现、影像学检查及颈动脉体瘤腔内治疗或放射治疗的研究进展作一综述。

Carotid body tumor is a rare paraganglioma occurring at the bifurcation of the carotid artery.It is mainly clinically manifested by a painless mass in the mandibular angle of the neck.It develops slowly,and its volume is large in most patients at diagnosis.The enlarged tumor gradually surrounds the peripheral vessels,nerves and other important tissues,which often brings the damage to the vessels and nerves during separation in operation.This paper reviews the research progress of the clinical manifestations,imaging examination and intracavitary therapy or radiotherapy of carotid body tumor.