title: Extracranial internal carotid artery aneurysm presenting as pharyngeal mass with dysphagia.
abstract: Aneurysms of the extracranial portion of the internal carotid artery are rare. Generally, they occur just at the level of, or above, the bifurcation. Here we report a case of a left internal carotid artery aneurysm presenting as an oropharyngeal mass causing dysphagia.
authors.affiliation: Royal Berkshire Hospital of Reading (UK). bruno.sergi@rm.unicatt.it
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sergi
authors.forename: Vittorio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Alberti
authors.forename: Gaetano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Paludetti
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Snider
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009960:Oropharynx; D011859:Radiography