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<journal-id>0034-7493</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Cirugía]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cubana Cir]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0034-7493</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0034-74932023000200010</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Paraganglioma de cuerpo carotideo]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Carotid Body Paraganglioma]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Espinoza Chiong]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[César]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ayvar Silvera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Roberto]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Arenas Gamio]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Luis]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Heredia Torres]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Paula]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Lima]]></addr-line>
<country>Perú</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Ricardo Palma  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Lima]]></addr-line>
<country>Peru</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>62</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0034-74932023000200010&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0034-74932023000200010&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0034-74932023000200010&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  Los paragangliomas de cuerpo carotideo son tumores neuroendocrinos hipervascularizados raros. Aunque su presentación clínica es frecuentemente asintomática, con el transcurso de los años puede manifestarse como tumores cervicales con o sin déficit neurológico.  Objetivo:  Presentar el caso de una paciente con tumoración cervical pulsátil de 10 años de evolución que requirió tratamiento quirúrgico.  Presentación de caso:  Mujer de 42 años procedente del Cusco, Perú, sin antecedentes médicos ni personales de importancia. La paciente acude al Servicio de Cirugía de Cabeza y Cuello por presentar tumoración cervical pulsátil de crecimiento lento progresivo, cefalea y disfagia. Tras realizar ultrasonografía Doppler y angiotomografía se pesquisa tumor cervical derecho hipervascularizado a nivel de la bifurcación de arteria carótida común. Se propone tratamiento quirúrgico de tumoración cervical con resultado anatomopatológico de paraganglioma de cuerpo carotideo. Tuvo una evolución posquirúrgica favorable sin evidencia de recurrencias en el seguimiento.  Conclusión:  El paraganglioma del cuerpo carotideo es una tumoración rara, de presentación clínica frecuentemente asintomática. Una evaluación minuciosa clínica e imagenológica permiten un diagnóstico adecuado para una planificación quirúrgica óptima.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  Carotid body paragangliomas are rare hypervascularized neuroendocrine tumors. Although their clinical presentation is frequently asymptomatic, they may manifest as cervical tumors with or without neurological deficit over the years.  Objective: To present the case of a patient with a pulsatile cervical tumor of 10 years&#8217; evolution that required surgical treatment.  Case presentation: A 42-year-old woman from Cusco, Peru, with no medical or personal history of importance. The patient came to the head and neck surgery service for presenting a pulsatile cervical tumor with slow progressive growth, as well as headache and dysphagia. After performing Doppler ultrasonography and angiotomography, a hypervascularized right cervical tumor was observed at the level of the common carotid artery bifurcation. Surgical treatment of the cervical tumor was proposed, whose anatomopathological result was carotid body paraganglioma. Postoperative evolution was favorable, with no evidence of relapses during follow-up.  Conclusion:  Carotid body paraganglioma is a rare tumor of frequently asymptomatic clinical presentation. A thorough clinical and imaging-based assessment allows an adequate diagnosis for optimal surgical planning.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[surgery]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[carotid tumor]]></kwd>
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