CAROTID BODY TUMOUR - A RARE CASE IN A TWENTY YEAR OLD BOY

CAROTID BODY TUMOURS ARE RARE TUMOURS CONSTITUTING ONLY 0.5 PERCENT OF ALL TUMOURS IN THE BODY. EVEN THOUGH PARAGANGLIOMAS ARE RARE, CAROTID BODY TUMOURS FORM 65 PERCENT OF THEM IN HEAD AND NECK. HEREWITH WE PRESENT A CASE HISTORY OF A 20 YEAR OLD BOY WITH CAROTID BODY TUMOUR (SHAMBLIN CLASS II) WHO WAS SUCCESSFULLY MANAGED IN OUR INSTITUTION WITH AN UNEVENTFUL OUTCOME.