title: Extracranial internal carotid artery pseudoaneurysm.
abstract: Extracranial internal carotid artery aneurysms are very uncommon entities. We present the case of a young girl who was transferred to our institution after development of a neck mass after Quincy tonsillectomy. The literature on extracranial carotid artery aneurysms is reviewed and reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. rdefat@sbcglobal.net
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: DeFatta
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Verret
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bauer
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000601:surgery; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D000792:Angiography; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D002648:Child; D004322:Drainage / Q000009:adverse effects; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009333:Neck / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed