1 Sep 2005Case Report
Anterior jugular vein cavernoma in a forthcoming rupture stage: A case report
Mauro Andreano 1Giuseppe Romagnuolo 1Vito D’Ambrosio 1Francesco Rocca 1Ezio Zito 1Patrizio Festa 1Maurizio Lionello 1Ornella Nicodemi 1
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1 Azienda Ospedaliera di Rilievo Nazionale (A.O.R.N.) “A. Cardarelli”, Napoli
Ann. Ital. Chir., 2005, 76(5), 485-489;
Published: 1 Sep 2005
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Abstract
The Authors present a very rare case of left anterior jugular vein cavernoma anterior jugular vein cavernoma in an over-seventy-year-old woman. The patient was visited already in a complicated status occurring as an increasing lateral neck mass. The case is so interesting for several reasons: for the peculiar lesion that belongs, in fact, to the uncommon group of the cavernous hemangiomas; for the exceptional localization on the anterior jugular vein; for the old age of the patient; last, but not least, for the unusual presentation of the forthcoming rupture. A speed healing without complications has been achieved thanks to the immediate diagnosis (it is important to suspect the lesion!), to the imaging techniques and to the surgical approach performed in emergency.
Keywords
- Anterior jugular vein
- Cavernoma
- Emergency surgery
- Forthcoming rupture