Bilateral Carotid Body Tumor Evaluated by Three-Dimensional Multislice Computed Tomography Angiography

A 22-year-old man presented to our institution with a palpable mass in the right side of his neck associated with mild dysphagia. Ultrasonography of the neck demonstrated a hypervascular mass within the right carotid bifurcation, consistent with a carotid body tumor. No other abnormality was detected either at palpation or at ultrasonography on the left side of the neck. Preoperative computed tomography (CT) angiography …