In the extreme case a tube may need to be placed in the stomach for a few months until the nerves recover. Carotid Body Tumors Carotid body tumors arise from paraganglia located within the covering of the carotid artery in the neck. The initial symptoms can be pain and a pulsating mass in the neck. A CT, MRI and angiography can define the extent of the mass. Management options, again like the other tumors discussed above, include either periodic clinical examination or radiation treatment or surgical excision.
Surgery involves excision of the lesion after angiography and embolization.
The tumor is then dissected away from the carotid artery.