Unilateral absence of the external carotid artery.
We report a patient with absence of the external carotid artery. The major external branches originate from the internal carotid artery which is really a common arterial trunk. The embryology and clinical significance of this rare vascular anomaly are discussed.
Franklin
P D
PD
Department of Radiology, Boston University Medical Center, Massachusetts.
Lee
R G
RG
Allard
J C
JC
Gibbons
G W
GW
Costello
P
P
D000328:Adult; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography