Assessment of carotid body tumor and its association with tetralogy of fallot: Effect of the chronic hypoxia

Autor: Emre Ertürk, Mustafa Yildiz, Hulya Iliksu Gozu, Ayse Baysal, Ahmet Şaşmazel, Rahmi Zeybek, Ozge Altas, Alparslan Şahin, Banu Şahin Yıldız
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Heart Views, Vol 15, Iss 3, Pp 86-88 (2014)
Heart Views : The Official Journal of the Gulf Heart Association
ISSN: 1995-705X
DOI: 10.4103/1995-705x.144800
Popis: This is a rare combined presentation of Tetralogy of Fallot and carotid body tumor (CBT). Hypotheses and further discussion provides data for the development of CBT as a response to chronic hypoxemia. This present study demonstrates and discusses such an occurrence.
Databáze: OpenAIRE