https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2023.1585

A rare cause of recurrent syncope: chemodectoma of left carotid

Vol. 17 No. 1 (2023)
Published: 31 May 2023
Syncope, TLOC, chemodectoma, paraganglyoma, rare tumors
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Claudia Arturo
UOC Medicina, PO A Rizzoli, ASL Napoli2 nord, Lacco Ameno, Naples, Italy.
Lucia D'Alessandro
Radiology, PO A Rizzoli, ASL Napoli2 nord, Lacco Ameno, Naples, Italy.
Maria Rita Poggiano
UOC Medicina, PO A Rizzoli, ASL Napoli2 nord, Lacco Ameno, Naples, Italy.
Giuseppe Orefice
UOC Medicina, PO A Rizzoli, ASL Napoli2 nord, Lacco Ameno, Naples, Italy.
Antonietta Longobardo
UOC Medicina, PO A Rizzoli, ASL Napoli2 nord, Lacco Ameno, Naples, Italy.
Maria Liguori
UOC Medicina, PO A Rizzoli, ASL Napoli2 nord, Lacco Ameno, Naples, Italy.
Celeste Arcamone
UOC Medicina, PO A Rizzoli, ASL Napoli2 nord, Lacco Ameno, Naples, Italy.
Antonio di Scala
UOC Medicina, PO A Rizzoli, ASL Napoli2 nord, Lacco Ameno, Naples, Italy.
Ciro di Gennaro
UOC Medicina, PO A Rizzoli, ASL Napoli2 nord, Lacco Ameno, Naples, Italy.
Pierpaolo Di Micco
pdimicco@libero.it
AFO Medicina, PO Santa Maria delle Grazie, ASL Napoli2 nord, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy.

Syncope is a frequent cause of access to emergency departments. Recurrent syncope may be associated with a transient lock of consciousness. When neurological or cardiological common causes of syncope are excluded, rare causes of syncope, such as solid carotid tumors, should be considered. In this study, we report a rare case of left carotid chemodectoma in a patient with frequent access to the emergency room for syncope in which a thorough differential diagnosis has been performed.

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Arturo, C., D’Alessandro, L., Poggiano, M. R., Orefice, G., Longobardo, A., Liguori, M., Arcamone, C., di Scala, A., di Gennaro, C., & Di Micco, P. (2023). A rare cause of recurrent syncope: chemodectoma of left carotid. Italian Journal of Medicine, 17(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2023.1585
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