| Autor: |
Takayuki Imai, Ayako Nakanome, Sinkichi Morita, Kazue Ito, Takahiro Goto, Yoji Yamashita, Yukinori Asada |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Otolaryngology Case Reports, Vol 26, Iss , Pp 100507- (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2468-5488 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.xocr.2023.100507 |
| Popis: |
Preoperative diagnosis of the presence of anomalies or abnormalities of the cervical vessels is important to safely perform neck dissection in patients with head and neck cancer. We present a case of cervical lymph node metastasis from carcinoma of unknown primary origin in a 72-year-old man. The patient had a huge lymph node metastasis in his right neck that was more than 90° adjacent to the common carotid artery. Imaging studies incidentally revealed right internal carotid artery hypoplasia. Internal carotid artery hypoplasia is a very rare vascular anomaly with an incidence of |
| Databáze: |
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