Article topic: Carotid Body Tumors Author: Layan Abuqayyas Scientific editor: Dr.Omar Jbara Linguistic editor: Philip Sweidan Overview The carotid body is a small organ, measuring 2-6mm, located in the dorsal aspect at the bifurcation of the Carotid Artery bilaterally(1). Carotid artery tumors are a type of neuroendocrine tumors (NET) that arise from the paraganglionic neurons derived from embryonic neuronal tissue. Carotid Body tumors are the most common head and neck paraganglioma (2). Etiology and Pathogenesis The carotid bodies are composed of non-chromaffin cells from which tumors descend. They are divided into functional and non-functional. The vast majority of tumors are […]