Enlargement of the superior thyroid artery: an unusual cause for a cervical bruit.
An enlarged superior thyroid artery with increased blood flow to a large benign adenomatous goiter was found to be the cause of a bruit in the region of the right carotid bifurcation. We have not been able to find mention of this cause for a cervical bruit in the literature.
D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000368:Aged; D001314:Auscultation; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006042:Goiter / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000098:blood supply