Patient's question:
My grandmother recently found out she has an aneurysm, benign, on the right side of her neck. The tumor can be seen with the naked eye. She had been reluctant to tell her children about it out of fear of causing them trouble, but now we want to get her treated. However, because it's an artery, they say the risk is quite high. How should a neck aneurysm be treated?Doctor's answer:
If carotid body tumor is a benign tumor, it grows slowly, rarely malignant, and the growth is slow, then there is no big problem. If it undergoes malignant transformation, the mass will rapidly increase in a short period of time. In such cases, surgical removal of the tumor is typically performed. Since the tumor originates from the carotid body, which is partially connected to the external membrane of the carotid artery, it has an extremely rich blood supply and is closely adjacent to the carotid artery, veins, and nerves, making the surgery highly challenging.