title: Arteriovenous malformation of the neck: an unusual cause of hoarseness successfully treated with endovascular techniques.
abstract: Hoarseness is a common presenting symptom in patients referred to the otolaryngology clinic. An arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in the neck is a previously unreported cause of hoarseness. We describe the case of a 61-year-old woman who presented with hoarseness and vocal fold paralysis, which was caused by an AVM. She was successfully treated with endovascular embolization. Devascularization of the AVM resulted in symptomatic relief of the hoarseness and resolution of the vocal fold paralysis, presumably secondary to interval reduction in edema and venous congestion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 E. Medical Center Dr., UH B1D 328, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5338, USA. gemmete@med.umich.edu.
authors.forename: Joseph J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Gemmete
authors.forename: Neeraj
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chaudhary
authors.forename: Aditya S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.forename: Dheeraj
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gandhi
authors.forename: Sameer A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ansari
mesh_terms: D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D057510:Endovascular Procedures; D005260:Female; D006685:Hoarseness / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000209:etiology