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Extracranial Vertebral Artery Aneurysm Presenting as a Chronic Cervical Mass Lesion.
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Case Reports in Medicine . 2010, p1-3. 3p. 3 Black and White Photographs. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Background. Aneurysms of the extracranial vertebral artery are rare and can provide a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Methods. We reviewed the clinical history of a patient presenting with cervical radiculopathy, who harboured an extracranial vertebral artery aneurysm eroding the cervical spine. Results. CT Angiography andMR Angiography set the diagnosis, by revealing a left C5-C6 vertebral artery aneurysm with cervical root impingement. Bony reconstruction depicted enlargement of the C6 transverse foramen and a marked enlargement of the C6-C7 intravertebral foramen. The lesion was treated by intravascular proximal vertebral artery occlusion. Conclusions. Extracranial vertebral artery aneurysms require a high index of clinical suspicion. This is the first report of a vertebral artery pseudoaneurysm presenting with bony erosion, which supports a less minacious portrayal of vertebral artery aneurysms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16879627
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Case Reports in Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 63801110
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2010/938219