title: Common carotid artery dissection: a rare cause for cervical pain.
abstract: Spontaneous dissections of extracranial carotid arteries occur most frequently in the internal carotid artery. In contrast, common carotid artery dissection (CCA) is a rare cause of cerebral ischaemia with only a few cases having been reported. We present the case of a 59-year-old male patient who was referred to our clinic with left cervical pain. The patient was otherwise asymptomatic. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed enhancement and double lumen in the left CCA without affecting the carotid bulb, internal carotid artery or aortic arch. We discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic management of the disease, focusing on its differentiation from other causes of cervical pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital, Mannheim, Germany. kristine.hirth@hno.ma.uni-heidelberg.de
authors.forename: Kristine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirth
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sander
authors.forename: Karl
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hörmann
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler