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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sahar Memar Montazerin, M.D.[2]
Overview
Historical Perspective
Discovery
- Carotid body was first described by Von Haller in 1743.[1]
- The exact mechanism of action of the carotid body is still needed to be discovered, however, from 1930, it has been accepted that monitoring of arterial blood oxygen is its main function.[2]
- The familial form of the carotid body tumor was first described by Chase in 1933.[1]
- Carotid body tumor was first described by Bungeler in 1952.[3]
- The tumor is also called chemodectema, first suggested by Mulligan in 1951.[4]
Landmark Events in the Development of Treatment Strategies
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ridge, Brian A.; Brewster, David C.; Darling, R. Clement; Cambria, Richard P.; LaMuraglia, Glenn M.; Abbott, William M. (1993). "Familial Carotid Body Tumors: Incidence and Implications". Annals of Vascular Surgery. 7 (2): 190–194. doi:10.1007/BF02001015. ISSN 0890-5096.
- ↑ Kay JM, Laidler P (1977). "Hypoxia and the carotid body". J Clin Pathol Suppl (R Coll Pathol). 11: 30–44. PMC 1522211. PMID 198435.
- ↑ Zak, Hyams, and Lawson, The Paraganglionic Chemoreceptor System: Physiology, Pathology and Clinical Medicine.
- ↑ Shamblin, William R.; ReMine, William H.; Sheps, Sheldon G.; Harrison, Edgar G. (1971). "Carotid body tumor (chemodectoma)". The American Journal of Surgery. 122 (6): 732–739. doi:10.1016/0002-9610(71)90436-3. ISSN 0002-9610.