title: Saccular aneurysm of the external jugular vein, an unusual cause of neck swelling.
abstract: Enlargement of neck swelling on Valsalva maneuver raises the diagnosis of laryngocele or jugular aneurysm. When considering this latter type of lesion, though fusiform cervical venous aneurysms represent a frequent occurrence, sacciform aneurysms are much rarer. We report two exceptional cases of saccular aneurysms of the external jugular vein which presenting symptom was a neck lump that enlarged on Valsalva maneuver. Although computed tomography and selective venography allow accurate diagnosis, ultrasonography with color flow duplex imaging is the gold standard for the diagnosis of such venous aneurysms of the neck.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Radiology, Clin. L. Neuens, Chåtelet, Belgium.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Verbeeck
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hammer
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Goffette
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mathurin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006547:Hernia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010690:Phlebography; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex; D014636:Valsalva Maneuver
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media