Korean J Med.
2010 Feb;78(2):252-256.
A case of petrous carotid artery pseudoaneurysm presenting with epistaxis after radiotherapy in a patient with nasopharyngeal cancer
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. silk.ahn@samsung.com
- 2Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Rupture of an internal carotid artery pseudoaneurysm is a rare but lethal complication in patients with nasopharyngeal cancer. Here, we report a case of severe nasal bleeding from a left petrous internal carotid artery aneurysm after chemoradiotherapy in a patient with nasopharyngeal cancer. A 76-year-old man who was being treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy and who had achieved a complete response for 14 months developed massive epistaxis . A postnasal space computed tomography scan showed an enhanced nodular lesion at the left petrous internal carotid artery, and angiography revealed a pseudoaneurysm measuring 11.5x9.1 mm in the left internal carotid artery. Bleeding was well controlled with endovascular occlusion using a coil. The patient showed no recurrence of bleeding during follow-up.
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