title: Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of carotid artery resulting in recurrent syncope: A case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor rarely occurs in the carotid artery, whereas syncope is infrequently associated with neck mass.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We reby present a case in which a 56-year-old man with inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor at the left carotid bifurcation and is accompanied by recurrent syncope and falls. He underwent surgery, after which corticosteroids and antibiotics were administered for a short term. No recurrence was observed during the 2-year follow-up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To our knowledge, this is the first case of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor in which recurrent syncope is the only clinical manifestation. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck 38: E2461-E2463, 2016.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Liu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Hongying
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
keywords: carotid artery; carotid body tumor; inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor; surgery; syncope