title: Degenerative (true) superficial temporal artery aneurysm: a case report with review of literature.
abstract: This is a case report of a 72-year-old female who presented to our clinic with right temple mass that was found incidentally on a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of her head about 2 years ago, as part of a stroke workup. However, it was thought to be a sebaceous cyst and left as such. The patient then experienced a rapid increase in the size of the mass about 2 weeks prior to her presentation to us. On examination, she had a 2 × 2 cm pulsating aneurysmal mass over the right temporal fossa, which was felt to be an aneurysm of the superficial temporal artery and was confirmed by a color duplex ultrasound examination. Open surgical resection with primary ligation of both proximal and distal branches was achieved under local anesthesia. Pathology confirmed a true (degenerative) aneurysm of the superficial temporal artery. Her postoperative course was uneventful. This case report describes this rare entity along with a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, R. C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Charleston, WV 25304, USA. amousa@hsc.wvu.edu
authors.forename: Albeir Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Mousa
authors.forename: Akhilesh K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: Patrick A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Stone
authors.forename: Ali F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: AbuRahma
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008026:Ligation; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D010808:Physical Examination; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D013699:Temporal Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D017585:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures