Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysm Mimicking Peritonsillar Abscess

The extracranial internal carotid artery aneurysm (EICAA) is an uncommon arterial lesion. Patients typically present with neurologic symptoms resulting from impaired cerebral perfusion and compression symptoms of cranial nerves. Often EICAA presents as a pulsatile neck mass, which is otherwise asymp...

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Main Authors: Jacek Brzost, Anna M. Cyran, Martyna Waniewska, Miroslaw J. Szczepanski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/389298