EJVES Extra
Volume 13, Issue 4 , Pages 55-57, April 2007

A Rare Case of True Transverse Cervical Artery Aneurysm

  • S. Gulati
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  • P.K. Kumar

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Mr. P.K. Kumar, MS, FRCS, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Surgical Directorate, Chesterfield Royal Hospital, Calow, Chesterfield S44 5BL, UK.

Chesterfield Royal Hospital, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, UK

Accepted 12 November 2006.

We present the second reported case of true aneurysm of transverse cervical artery. The patient presented with a painless lump in the neck. The diagnosis was confirmed by Magnetic resonance Angiography. The treatment was by surgical resection and ligation of the artery.

Keywords: Aneurysm, Transverse cervical artery

 

PII: S1533-3167(06)00089-6

doi:10.1016/j.ejvsextra.2006.11.002

EJVES Extra
Volume 13, Issue 4 , Pages 55-57, April 2007