Carotid Body Tumor: Review of the Literature and Report of a Case With Rare Sensorineural Symptomatology

The document is a case report on a 57-year-old man with a carotid body tumor, a rare neuroendocrine tumor of the autonomic nervous system, who presented with atypical sensorineural symptoms such as altered taste and auricular pain. The tumor was surgically removed, and the patient's symptoms improved after the operation. The report emphasizes the need for accurate preoperative diagnosis and careful surgical planning to prevent complications. It also suggests that while these tumors are usually asymptomatic and grow slowly, they can sometimes cause sensorineural symptoms that may be resolved with tumor removal. The document is a single case report and does not include a study with multiple participants.