Internal carotid artery ligation for excision of a huge Carotid Body Tumor – Report of a Case –

A Penetrating Pellet Jeopardizing Internal Carotid Artery

Report of a Variation of the Right Common Carotid Artery

Carotid artery is the most important artery that carries the major part of the blood supply to the head and neck. The branching of the common carotid artery usually occurs at the upper edge of the thyroid cartilage. The placement of carotid sinus has also increased its importance in this area. Considering the clinical importance of knowledge about carotid artery variations, this case is reporte...

Malignant carotid body tumor: a case report.

Malignant carotid body tumors are rare neoplasms which originate from the chemoreceptor cells at the carotid bifurcation. A 61-year-old man presented with a neck mass which was diagnosed as a malignant carotid body tumor. Surgical resection of the mass with accompanying lymph nodes was performed. No evidence for local recurrence or distant metastasis were detected during the follow-up period.

Left Internal Carotid Artery Arising from the Right Cavernous Internal Carotid Artery: A Case Report

Anatomical variations involving the internal carotid artery are uncommon. Herein, we present a very rare origin of the internal carotid artery. An adult female presented to the emergency department after falling. Imaging revealed that the left internal carotid artery arose from the contralateral cavernous segment of the internal carotid artery. Such a variation should be kept in mind by radiolo...

A Rare Case of Carotid Body Tumor Presenting with Internal Carotid Artery Blood Supply and Carotid Sinus Syndrome.

Correspondence To the Editor: Carotid body tumor (CBT) is a highly vascular neoplasm of neural crest origin arising in paraganglial cells of the carotid bifurcation. Branches from external carotid artery or glomic artery arising at the bifurcation of common carotid artery dominate in the blood supply mode. Only very few cases with supplementary blood supply from an internal carotid artery (ICA)...