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- Title
Unusually elongated superior thyroid cornu associated with recurrent cerebral embolisms.
- Authors
Sugiyama, Natsuki; Miyahara, Ryo; Hasegawa, Hiroshi; Kudo, Kentaro; Saito, Rikizo; Maruki, Chikashi; Tsutsumi, Satoshi
- Abstract
The superior thyroid cornu (STC) is a normal anatomic structure that forms part of the thyroid cartilage. Here, we report a patient with unusually elongated and ossified STC that might result in recurrent cerebral embolisms. During a second endovascular therapy for recurrent middle cerebral artery embolism, a segment with an irregular filling defect was noted in the internal carotid artery (ICA), at the C1 level. This defect was unnoticed during the initial endovascular procedure. Three-dimensional computed tomography angiography performed after the second endovascular procedure revealed an ICA segment located between the STC and C1 with a tortuous course and irregular wall of the ICA. Therefore, we assumed that STC compression of the ICA could have resulted in thrombus formation at the site and consequent cerebral embolism. The STC should be considered a structure responsible for cerebral embolism. Careful evaluation of the entire ICA course is imperative prior to performing an endovascular thrombectomy for acute embolic occlusion of the middle cerebral artery.
- Subjects
INTERNAL carotid artery; EMBOLISMS; TRACHEAL cartilage; ENDOVASCULAR surgery; THYROID gland
- Publication
Surgical & Radiologic Anatomy, 2024, Vol 46, Issue 6, p891
- ISSN
0930-1038
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00276-024-03362-5