A Case of Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysm Mimicking Peritonsillar Abscess

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 asymptomatic. We present a case of an 84-year-old female, who was initially referred to the Emergency ...

A Case of the Internal Carotid Artery–Posterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm Mimicking Tolosa–Hunt Syndrome

A 53-year-old woman experienced a right retrobulbar pain followed by ipsilateral extraocular palsies in all directions without dilated pupils or ptosis. Because a plain head computed tomography (CT) scan obtained on her initial visit showed no abnormal findings, such as subarachnoid hemorrhage or a giant cavernous aneurysm, her condition was provisionally diagnosed as Tolosa-Hunt syndrome and e...

[Extracranial internal carotid artery aneurysm].

INTRODUCTION Extracranial aneurysm of the internal carotid artery is an exceptional finding. CASE REPORT An 89-year-old woman consulted for a peritonsillar mass. Physical examination revealed a parapharyngeal pulsatile mass in the oropharynx. Computed tomography (CT) provided the diagnosis of extracranial internal carotid artery aneurysm. Endovascular or surgical treatment were declined. Anti...

A Penetrating Pellet Jeopardizing Internal Carotid Artery

Giant aneurysm of the internal carotid artery.

A 40 year male presented with sudden loss of consciousness. There was history of progressive loss of vision in the right eye and dull pain in the right temporal region. He was subjected to a CT scan of the head. Plain CT scan (Fig. 1) shows a 6.8x6.6x6.0 cm heterogenous SOL with a well defined calcified rim and irregular hypodense areas in the right fronto-temporoparietal region causing mass ef...