title: Inflammatory carotid pseudotumor: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Inflammatory carotid pseudotumor is a rare differential of a unilateral neck swelling in the carotid triangle. A 48-year-old man presented with a firm non-tender gradually progressive left neck swelling for five months. Computed tomography angiogram revealed a mass encasing the common carotid. Patient underwent excision; histopathology was reported as inflammatory pseudotumor. Patient had a recurrence after eight months. Steroids were prescribed with which the swelling resolved, patient remained recurrence free at two-year follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: Indrani
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: Edwin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stephen
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Shilpa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chugh
authors.forename: Noel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Walter
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures
chemical_list: D013256:Steroids
keywords: carotid; pseudotumor