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This study aims to report the prevalence, clinicopathological characteristics, management, and outcomes of concurrent CBT and PTC in a contemporary cohort. Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of patients who underwent CBT resection at two tertiary centers between 2014 and 2024. Data on patient demographics, tumor characteristics, preoperative imaging, surgical management (single stage vs. staged), final histopathology, and clinical outcomes were collected and analyzed. Results: Overall, 32 patients with surgically resected CBTs were included. Eleven patients (34.4%) had thyroid nodules identified on preoperative imaging. The mean age of the participants was 57.2 \u00b1 16.3 years. Females represented the majority of the population (n = 27, 84.4%). Nine patients underwent thyroid surgery with subsequent pathological confirmation. Management involved resection at two different time intervals in five cases (55.6%) and a single-stage operation in four (44.4%). On final pathology, PTC was confirmed in eight patients (25.0%). During the follow-up period, no recurrences of either tumor type were observed. Conclusions: The prevalence of concurrent PTC in patients with CBTs is significantly higher than previously reported, reaching 25% in our cohort. This incidental finding raises the possibility of surveillance bias or underlying genetic mechanisms. Management with either a single-stage or staged surgical approach was not associated with major complications. The prognosis for patients with this dual pathology is excellent and appears to be dictated by the independent characteristics of each tumor.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm15051864","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,2]],"date-time":"2026-03-02T10:24:34Z","timestamp":1772447074000},"page":"1864","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in Patients with Carotid Body Tumors: Prevalence and Management in a Retrospective Surgical Series from Two Tertiary Centers"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0288-4340","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mohammed","family":"Alshahrani","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology\u2014Head and Neck Surgery, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh 11525, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sharif","family":"Almatrafi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otorhinolaryngology\u2014Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj 11942, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Alanoud","family":"Alshathri","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology\u2014Head and Neck Surgery, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh 11525, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Manar","family":"Alzahrani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Otolaryngology\u2014Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh 11481, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9981-5562","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mohammed","family":"Alessa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology\u2014Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Saleh","family":"Aldhahri","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology\u2014Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Majed","family":"Albarrak","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology\u2014Head and Neck Surgery, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh 11525, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mohammed","family":"Almayouf","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology\u2014Head and Neck Surgery, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh 11525, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Khalid","family":"AlQahtani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology\u2014Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11461, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"14121","article-title":"Diagnosis and treatment of carotid body tumors","volume":"13","author":"Liu","year":"2021","journal-title":"Am. 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