[Radiation-induced aneurysm of the cavernous internal carotid artery]

Rev Neurol (Paris). 2003 Mar;159(3):319-22.
[Article in French]

Abstract

We report a case of intra-cranial aneurysm of the left cavernous internal carotid artery occurring 27 years after radiotherapy of the pterygopalatine fossa for Hodgkin disease. The development of the aneurysm within the irradiation field, the long latency after radiotherapy, the normality of carotid angiography before radiotherapy and the absence of other etiologies led to the diagnosis of radiation-induced aneurysm. The main characteristics of radiation-induced intra-cranial aneurysms are reviewed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carotid Artery, Internal / diagnostic imaging
  • Carotid Artery, Internal / pathology
  • Carotid Artery, Internal / physiopathology*
  • Cerebral Angiography
  • Functional Laterality / physiology*
  • Hodgkin Disease / radiotherapy
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnosis*
  • Intracranial Aneurysm / physiopathology*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiotherapy / adverse effects*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed