Case List History Objectives Radiology Images Questions SURGICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY Case #7 - 38 year old male with lateral neck mass DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 11.) What is the definitive study to diagnose a carotid body tumor? The definitive study to diagnose a carotid body tumor is angiography. This will show a circumscribed, vascularized blush at the carotid bifurcation with separation and displacement of internal and external carotid vessels.
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