title: Phlebectasia of left anterior jugular vein.
abstract: We present a rare case of unilateral phlebectasia of the anterior jugular vein in a 56-year-old male patient whose complaint is a neck swelling that appears during talking. Although in this age group the most common cause of such a mass in the anterior aspect of the neck increasing in size during any type of straining or Valsalva manoeuvre is a laryngocele, phlebectasia of the anterior jugular vein should be considered in the differential diagnosis. Doppler ultrasound and computed tomography are the most useful and non-invasive methods to use for the investigation. Treatment should be conservative.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Trakya University, Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey. KBB@aix.trakya.edu.tr
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Uzun
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Taskinalp
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koten
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Adali
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Karasalihoglu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pekindil
mesh_terms: D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography