Tertel K J, Beydoun N M, Thompson W C
Department of Radiology, Oakwood Hospital, Dearborn, Michigan 48123-2500.
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 1993 Dec;102(12):961-3. doi: 10.1177/000348949310201209.
Although rare, extracranial carotid aneurysms are common enough to be considered in the differential diagnosis of a mass in the neck or posterior pharynx. The unexpected finding of an aneurysm of the carotid artery during the biopsy of a mass in the neck for histologic diagnosis could be catastrophic. The case presented demonstrates the importance of diagnostic imaging of the neck prior to biopsy of a clinically presumed solid mass.
