Progressive cervical tumour in an HIV-patient: giant pseudoaneurysm of the carotid artery: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Aneurysms of the extracranial carotid artery are a rare entity and correspond to <1% of all arterial aneurysms.

Case summary

A 58-year-old male with known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection presented in the emergency department with a massive cervical tumour on the right side of the neck and a severe occipital pain. Contrast computed tomography demonstrated a pseudoaneurysm of the proximal right internal carotid artery (ICA). Open surgery of the ICA was performed with reconstruction of the posterior vessel wall, embolectomy of the ICA, and anterior pericardial patch reconstruction. After an uneventful postoperative course, the patient was readmitted 4 weeks later with a right retrobulbous haematoma caused by a carotid cavernous fistula. Therefore a coil-

SUBMITTER: Fraund-Cremer S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9269677 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature