Nuchal swelling

In the unusual case of a 68-year-old woman with one-sided painless lateral neck swelling, the ENT examination showed a firm nuchal mass (4 × 4 cm) on the right side with no other pathological findings. Angio-MRI confirmed a solid, sharply demarcated tumor with arterial hyperperfusion. Core needle as...

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Published in:HNO 2011-06, Vol.59 (6), p.592-595
Main Authors: Breunig, C, Pfeiffer, J, Kaminsky, J, Ridder, G J
Format: Article
Language:ger
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Edema - complications
Edema - etiology
Edema - prevention & control
Female
Head and Neck Neoplasms - complications
Head and Neck Neoplasms - diagnosis
Head and Neck Neoplasms - surgery
Hemangioma - complications
Hemangioma - diagnosis
Hemangioma - surgery
Humans
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Summary:In the unusual case of a 68-year-old woman with one-sided painless lateral neck swelling, the ENT examination showed a firm nuchal mass (4 × 4 cm) on the right side with no other pathological findings. Angio-MRI confirmed a solid, sharply demarcated tumor with arterial hyperperfusion. Core needle aspiration biopsy was performed, revealing well-circumscribed tufts showing the typical "cannonball" aspect. After preoperative embolisation we performed extirpation of the mass. Histological examination showed an acquired tufted angioma. Clinical as well as radiological follow-up examination detected neither local relapse nor metastases.
ISSN:1433-0458
DOI:10.1007/s00106-010-2205-8