PMID- 37395760 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230731 LR - 20230916 IS - 1434-4726 (Electronic) IS - 0937-4477 (Linking) VI - 280 IP - 9 DP - 2023 Sep TI - Preoperative embolization is necessary for large-volume carotid body tumor (>/= 6670 mm(3)) resection. PG - 4177-4183 LID - 10.1007/s00405-023-07990-2 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: To investigate the impact of preoperative embolization (p-TAE) on CBT surgical resection and explore the optimal tumor volume for p-TAE of CBT resection. METHODS: This retrospective study reviewed 139 surgically excised CBTs. According to Shamblin classification, tumor volumes, and whether to carry out the p-TAE, the patients were classified into different groups. The demographic, clinical features, and the intraoperative and post-operative information about the patients were retrieved and analyzed from the patient records. RESULTS: A total of 139 CBTs was excised in 130 patients. According to the results of subgroup analysis, there were no significant differences in surgical time, blood loss, adverse events (AEs), and the revascularization when compared with non-embolization group (NEG) for type I, II, III, respectively (all p > 0.05) except for the surgical time in type I (p < 0.05). Then the X-tile program was employed and determine the cutoff point (tumor volume = 6670 mm(3)) for tumor volumes and blood loss. The average tumor volume was (29,782.37 vs. 31,345.10 mm(3), p = 0.65) for embolization group (EG) and NEG. The mean surgical time (208.86 vs. 264.67 min, p > 0.05) and intraoperative blood loss (252.78 vs. 430.00 mL, p < 0.05) were less, and the incidence of revascularization required (35.56 vs. 52.38%, p > 0.05) and total complications (27.78 vs. 57.14%, p < 0.05) were lower in EG when compared with NEG (tumor volume >/= 6670 mm(3)). However, the results were not statistically significant when the tumor size was less than 6670 mm(3). No surgery-related mortality was observed during the follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: Preoperative selective embolization of CBT is an effective and safe adjunct for surgical resection, especially for Shamblin class II and III tumors (>/= 6670 mm(3)). CI - (c) 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature. FAU - Nan, Li AU - Nan L AD - The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510630, Guangdong, China. AD - Department of Interventional Radiology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou, 510180, China. AD - Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, China. FAU - Ruimeng, Yang AU - Ruimeng Y AD - Department of Interventional Radiology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou, 510180, China. FAU - Guangqi, Chang AU - Guangqi C AD - Department of Vascular Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, China. changgq@mail.sysu.edu.cn. FAU - Yonghui, Huang AU - Yonghui H AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6100-0093 AD - Department of Interventional Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, China. hyongh@mail.sysu.edu.cn. LA - eng GR - 20231A011006/Project of Guangzhou Municipal Health Bureau, China/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230703 PL - Germany TA - Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol JT - European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery JID - 9002937 SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *Carotid Body Tumor/diagnostic imaging/surgery MH - Retrospective Studies MH - Treatment Outcome MH - *Embolization, Therapeutic/methods MH - Vascular Surgical Procedures/adverse effects OTO - NOTNLM OT - Blood loss OT - Carotid body tumor OT - Preoperative embolization OT - Shamblin classification OT - Surgical resection OT - Tumor volume EDAT- 2023/07/03 13:05 MHDA- 2023/07/31 06:42 CRDT- 2023/07/03 11:04 PHST- 2023/03/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/04/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/07/31 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/07/03 13:05 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/07/03 11:04 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s00405-023-07990-2 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s00405-023-07990-2 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2023 Sep;280(9):4177-4183. doi: 10.1007/s00405-023-07990-2. Epub 2023 Jul 3.