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carotid body tumor

by bsmith71307, Sep 22, 2009 08:48PM

Tags: tumor, carotid, surgery, recovery

Has anyone ever had a carotid body tumor, or paraganglioma of the carotid artery, removed? If so what was recovery time and what to expect after surgery? I am having this done in 3 weeks and would like some real world answers. Thanks alot.

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