Carotid-cavernous fistula following nasopharyngeal biopsy.
A middle-aged man with a cervical lymph node metastasis underwent nasopharyngeal biopsy in search of the primary tumor. Following biopsy his eye became swollen and painful with unilateral loss of vision. A carotid-cavernous fistula was demonstrated, as was deficient ossification at the base of the skull. The fistula was successfully treated with balloon embolization.
D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D002426:Cavernous Sinus; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography