Uzun C, Taskinalp O, Koten M, Adali M K, Karasalihoglu A R, Pekindil G
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Trakya University, Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
J Laryngol Otol. 1999 Sep;113(9):858-60. doi: 10.1017/s0022215100145426.
We present a rare case of unilateral phlebectasia of the anterior jugular vein in a 56-year-old male patient whose complaint is a neck swelling that appears during talking. Although in this age group the most common cause of such a mass in the anterior aspect of the neck increasing in size during any type of straining or Valsalva manoeuvre is a laryngocele, phlebectasia of the anterior jugular vein should be considered in the differential diagnosis. Doppler ultrasound and computed tomography are the most useful and non-invasive methods to use for the investigation. Treatment should be conservative.
