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Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol (2006) 263:1161 DOI 10.1007/s00405-006-0121-z

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Does Shamblin’s classification predict postoperative morbidity in carotid body tumors? A proposal to modify Shamblin’s classification Kuauhyama Luna-Ortiz Æ Mario Rascon-Ortiz Æ Veronica Villavicencio-Valencia Æ Angel Herrera-Gomez

Published online: 14 September 2006 Ó Springer-Verlag 2006

Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol (2006) 263(2):171–175 Table 1 unfortunately contained errors. The correct version is given below.

Table 1 Proposed modification of Shamblin’s classification

Shamblin

Size

Surrounding or infiltration to the carotid vessels

Excision

I II IIIa IIIb = I, II or III infiltration to any carotid vessel

< 4 cm > 4 cm > 4 cm Any size

No Partially Intimately

Without difficulty Difficult Difficult Requires vascular repair, sacrifice or vessel replacement, but transmural invasion must be confirmed clinically and/or histologically

The online version of the original article can be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00405-005-0968-4. K. Luna-Ortiz (&) Æ M. Rascon-Ortiz Æ V. Villavicencio-Valencia Æ A. Herrera-Gomez Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Instituto Nacional de Cancerologı´a, Av. San Fernando 22, 14080 Tlalpan, Me´xico e-mail: [email protected]

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