Abstract
A brief historical review of chemodectoma of the carotid and aortic bodies is given. The anatomic location, embryologic development, and physiology of aortic bodies are described. A case of a chemodectoma of the aortic body presenting in the neck and successfully removed is reported. The patient is well and without recurrence five years later.
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