Carotid body tumours (CBT) are extremely rare neoplasms that arise from chemoreceptor cells at the bifurcation of the carotid artery. This rarity poses a challenge for the anaesthetist when dealing with surgeries for the removal of CBT. Reports of associated perioperative morbidity range from twenty to forty percent. This paper reviews the perioperative anaesthetic management of CBT patients and challenges in our institution's 20 year experience on 13 surgical CBT resections.
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