title: Case report of a rare spontaneous superficial temporal artery aneurysm.
abstract: Unlike posttraumatic temporal artery aneurysm, spontaneous temporal artery aneurysm is an exceptional finding. We report the case of a 34-year-old woman with no history of previous trauma who presented a progressively enlarging right temporal lump. A CT scan revealed a 1.6 cm diameter aneurysm arising from the superficial temporal artery. The aneurysm was surgically resected. The postoperative course was uneventful. Histological examination revealed the presence of intima, media and adventitia.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie cardiovasculaire et thoracique, hôpital Hôtel-Dieu de France, rue Alfred Naccache, Achrafieh, Beyrouth, Liban. lamisse.karam@gmail.com
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Karam
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: El Husseiny
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Abadjian
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Slaba
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tabet
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013699:Temporal Arteries