Carotid Body Paraganglioma Regression with Relief of Hypoxemia
Authors: HARRY GRUBER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1980)

Brief Reports1 June 1980Carotid Body Paraganglioma Regression with Relief of HypoxemiaHARRY GRUBER, M.D., RALPH METSON, M.D.HARRY GRUBER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, RALPH METSON, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-92-6-800 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptCarotid body paragangliomas are associated with hypoxemic stress caused by high altitude and chronic pulmonary disease (1). We have recently seen a patient with bilateral carotid body paragangliomas and hypoxemic pulmonary disease in whom the tumor regressed with improved oxygenation.A 58-year-old Mexican-American woman was admitted to the University of California, San Diego Medical Center because of increasing shortness of breath. The patient had active pulmonary tuberculosis in 1952 and 1974. She was asymptomatic until 4 months before admission when she noticed decreasing exercise tolerance. Eight days before admission she had the onset of sore throat, nonproductive cough, and malaise....References1. SALDANA M, SALEN L, and TRAVEZAN R. High altitude hypoxia and chemodectomas. Hum Pathol. 1973;4:251-63. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. HEATH D and WILLIAMS R. Man at High Altitude. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone; 1977:60-74. Google Scholar3. ARIAS-STELLA J. Human carotid body at high altitudes. Am J Pathol. 1969;55:82a. Abstract. Google Scholar4. EDWARDS C, HEATH D, HARRIS P, CASTILLO Y, KRÜGER H, and ARIASSTELLA J. The carotid body in animals at high altitude. J Pathol. 1971;104:231-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. HEATH D, EDWARDS C, and HARRIS P. Post-mortem size and structure of the human carotid body. Thorax. 1970;25:129-40. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. EDWARDS C, HEATH D, and HARRIS P. The carotid body in emphysema and left ventricular hypertropy. J Pathol. 1971;104:1-13. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. HEATH D, EDWARDS C, WINSON M, and SMITH P. Effects on the right ventricle, pulmonary vasculature, and carotid bodies of the rat of exposure to, and recovery from, simulated high altitude. Thorax. 1973;28:24-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. CHEDID A and JAO W. Hereditary tumors of the carotid bodies and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cancer. 1974;33:1635-41. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: HARRY GRUBER, M.D.; RALPH METSON, M.D.Affiliations: Department of Medicine University of California, San Diego San Diego, California PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byMultifocal pheochromocytoma-paraganglioma in a 29-year-old woman with cyanotic congenital heart diseaseCo-Occurrence of Pheochromocytoma-Paraganglioma and Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease: A Case Report and Literature ReviewPheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma in Cyanotic Congenital Heart DiseaseCarotid Body Tumors in Humans Caused by a Mutation in the Gene for Succinate Dehydrogenase D (SDHD)Familial carotid body tumors: A closer lookHigh-altitude paragangliomas diagnostic and therapeutic considerationsArterial Chemoreceptors 1 June 1980Volume 92, Issue 6Page: 800-802KeywordsDyspneaExerciseHypoxiaPharyngitisPulmonary diseases ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1980 PDF downloadLoading ...