title: [Anterior jugular vein cavernoma in a forthcoming rupture stage: a case report].
abstract: The Authors present a very rare case of left anterior jugular vein cavernoma anterior jugular vein cavernoma in an over-seventy-year-old woman. The patient was visited already in a complicated status occurring as an increasing lateral neck mass. The case is so interesting for several reasons: for the peculiar lesion that belongs, in fact, to the uncommon group of the cavernous hemangiomas; for the exceptional localization on the anterior jugular vein; for the old age of the patient; last, but not least, for the unusual presentation of the forthcoming rupture. A speed healing without complications has been achieved thanks to the immediate diagnosis (it is important to suspect the lesion!), to the imaging techniques and to the surgical approach performed in emergency.
authors.affiliation: Azienda Ospedaliera di Rilievo Nazionale (A.O.R.N.) A. Cardarelli, Napoli.
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Andreano
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Romagnuolo
authors.forename: Vito
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: D'Ambrosio
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: La Rocca
authors.forename: Ezio Saverio
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Zito
authors.forename: Patrizio
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Festa
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lionello
authors.forename: Ornella
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Nicodemi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D020785:Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous