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Surgical incisions for exposure for a carotid body tumor depends on the characteristic of the tumor.
(A, B) For Shamblin type I or II, a straight incision along the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle or a curvilinear incision centered on the midportion of the tumor is advocated.
(C) For Shamblin type III, a modified radical neck T incision can facilitate exposure.
