Wandering carotid arteries: Reciprocating change between normal and retropharyngeal positions on serial CT studies

Wandering carotid arteries: Reciprocating change between normal and retropharyngeal positions on serial CT studies

Positional change in the retropharyngeal carotid artery, a rare phenomenon over time, is even rarer in previous reports, and it is important to be aware of this before any neck surgical procedure. A woman in her 50s underwent an anterior maxillectomy for upper gingival cancer, without neck dissectio...

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Main Authors: Akira Baba, Hideomi Yamauchi, Nobuhiro Ogino, Yumi Okuyama, Shinji Yamazoe, Yohei Munetomo, Yuko Kobashi, Takuji Mogami, Hiroya Ojiri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
Carotid artery
Retropharyngeal space
Retropharyngeal artery
Wandering
Computed tomography
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043317301899

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