Agenesis of the internal carotid artery with a large hemangioma of the tongue.
A case of agenesis of the left internal carotid artery combined with a large cavernous hemangioma of the tongue is reported. The detailed angiographic findings are demonstrated together with the poly- or computed tomographic findings of the skull. A review of the pertinent literature is presented.
D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*