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49 CBT resections in 39 pts
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Majority presented initially with neck mass
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CTA for diagnosis in 85% of patients
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15% malignant and 28% familial
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No operative deaths, 27% complication rate
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Did not favor pre‐op embolization but advocate
excision of nearby lymph nodes
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Advise early resection and staged resection for
bilateral CBTs ‐ excise smaller before larger tumor.
Kruger AJ et al
J Vasc Surg 2010;52:1518‐24