title: Absence of the common carotid artery: a rare vascular anomaly.
abstract: Although absence of the common carotid artery (CCA) is a rare anomaly, the specific configuration in our case makes it extremely rare. Clinical, angiographic, ultrasonographic, and embryologic correlations of this anomaly are discussed after the case report.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY 10021, USA.
authors.forename: Majid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maybody
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uszynski
authors.forename: Evan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Morton
authors.forename: Jiri J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Vitek
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D020771:Anterior Cerebral Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000196:embryology; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014463:Ultrasonography