Pseudoaneurysm of the external carotid artery following radical neck dissection and irradiation: a case report and review of the literature

D J Minion; T G Lynch; B T Baxter; R Lieberman

Pseudoaneurysm of the external carotid artery following radical neck dissection and irradiation: a case report and review of the literature

Cardiovasc Surg. 1994 Oct;2(5):607-11.

Authors

D J Minion¹, T G Lynch, B T Baxter, R Lieberman

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha 68198-3280.

PMID: 7820522

Abstract

A 54-year-old man developed a pseudoaneurysm of the left external carotid artery 8 years after concluding treatment for squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue. Treatment included radiation therapy, radical neck dissection and a myocutaneous pectoralis major flap. Percutaneous transcatheter embolization resulted in thrombosis of the pseudoaneurysm. A review of the literature yielded only six other reported cases of pseudoaneurysm of the external carotid artery proper.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aneurysm / etiology*
Aneurysm / therapy
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / radiotherapy*
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / surgery*
Carotid Artery Diseases / etiology*
Carotid Artery Diseases / therapy
Carotid Artery, External
Embolization, Therapeutic
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neck Dissection / adverse effects*
Pectoralis Muscles / transplantation
Radiotherapy / adverse effects
Skin Transplantation / adverse effects
Surgical Flaps / adverse effects
Tongue Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
Tongue Neoplasms / surgery*