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Well, we've arrived at the "N" in vitamin C and D,

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and we're going to deal with the neoplasms of the

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carotid chief. And as I mentioned earlier,

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these are usually dominated by the benign tumors.

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And that's why it's kind of a happy

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place to be in the carotid space,

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because the benign tumors are actually quite

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interesting. They include your paragangliomas,

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and of the paragangliomas, we're talking about

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the glomus jugulari, the glomus vagale,

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and the carotid body tumor going

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from superior to inferior.

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We have neurogenic tumors,

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and these are the schwannomas, neurofibromas,

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neurogenic tumors that are associated with the

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cranial nerves traveling in the carotid sheath.

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We have meningiomas,

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these are relatively rare neoplasms

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of the carotid sheath,

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and they usually are extending from the skull base

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into the uppermost portion of the carotid sheath.

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Then we have the malignant tumors.

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And the malignant tumors are usually spread from

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squamous cell carcinomas of the aerodigestive

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system, pharyngeal, mucosal space,

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or from their nodes.

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But occasionally, you will have sarcomas or some

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unusual diseases that spread

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into these soft tissues.

Carotid Space Neoplasms

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