Venous malformation of the neck with giant phleboliths.
We present a case involving a 76-year-old man with a massive right-sided vascular neck mass that had been present since birth. The mass had been stable throughout the patient's life, but recently a portion of it had become hard. Physical examination revealed a firm, palpable focus within the vascular lesion in the right side of the neck. Computed tomography revealed the presence of numerous hyperdense foci, many more than 2 cm in size, which were confirmed by fine-needle aspiration to be phleboliths. The patient was followed for 6 months to ensure that the vascular mass and phleboliths remained stable.
Ahmed
Tabassum
T
Department of Radiology, Mallinkrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA.
Moonis
Gul
G
Loevner
Laurie
L
Weinstein
Gregory
G
D000368:Aged; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed