Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 52, Issue 3 , Pages 746-750 , September 2010

A rare case of familial carotid body tumor in a patient with bilateral fibromuscular dysplasia

  • Daniel K. Han, BA

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Eric W. Fishman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Maggie H. Walkup, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Jeffrey W. Olin, DO

      Affiliations

    • Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute and Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Center for Cardiovascular Health, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Michael L. Marin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Peter L. Faries, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Peter L. Faries, MD, FACS, 5 E 98th Street, Room 415, New York, NY 10029

Received 22 January 2010 ,Accepted 12 April 2010.

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 Competition of interest: none.

 The editors and reviewers of this article have no relevant financial relationships to disclose per the JVS policy that requires reviewers to decline review of any manuscript for which they may have a competition of interest.

PII: S0741-5214(10)00982-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.04.028

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 52, Issue 3 , Pages 746-750 , September 2010

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