Abstract
Aortic body tumors, though comparatively rare, nevertheless have a place in the differential diagnosis of intrathoracic tumor. A review of the literature reveals ten previous case reports beginning with Lattes’ two cases in 1950. 7.9.10 12.I4 This type of tumor has variously been referred to as a non-chromaffin paraganglioma,9 chemodectoma,4” and aortic body tumor.3 Lattes9 suggested the term “non-chromaffin paragranuloma,” and de Castro4 the term “chemodectoma.” The latter is a term describing the tumor on the basis of function (of the aortic body). Each of the terms would appear equally appropriate to describe this group. The other functionally related tumors include those of the carotid body, the glomus jugulare, paraganglion tympanicum, and paraganglion intrava gale.
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