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- Title
A Vascular Malformation in the Carotid Sheath at the Carotid Bifurcation Mimicking Carotid Body Tumor.
- Authors
Gao, Xixiang; Li, Yang; Meng, Liang; Tong, Zhu; Guo, Lianrui; Zhang, Jian; Gu, Yongquan
- Abstract
Background: The carotid sheath contains clinically important and vital anatomical neurogenic, vascular, and lymphatic structures that allow for a great variety of lesions. Vascular anomalies found in the carotid sheath are rarely reported and may be easily misdiagnosed as arterial aneurysms, neurogenic tumors, paragangliomas, or lymphatic masses. Method: We present a 60-year-old woman with a vascular malformation arising within the carotid sheath at the right carotid bifurcation, which mimics carotid body tumor. Result: The mass was excised successfully with an uneventful postoperative course, and histological analysis suggested a vascular malformation with thin-walled blood vessels, lined by endothelial cells and separated by fibrous tissue. The patient was in good clinical condition without signs of relapse of the mass at 6-month follow-up. Conclusion: Vascular malformation is a rare but existing possibility of pathology in the carotid sheath, which can be effectively removed by meticulous surgery.
- Subjects
BLOOD-vessel abnormalities; CAROTID artery; CAROTID body; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DIAGNOSTIC errors; DISEASE relapse; PARAGANGLIOMA
- Publication
Vascular & Endovascular Surgery, 2020, Vol 54, Issue 2, p195
- ISSN
1538-5744
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1538574419879849