CT diagnosis of an aberrant internal carotid artery in the middle ear.
An anomalous position of the petrous portion of the right internal carotid artery was originally diagnosed as a glomus jugulare tumor. Carotid arteriography established the correct diagnosis. The computed tomographic findings of this anomaly are reported.
D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005925:Glomus Jugulare Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed