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Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology 2007 37(4):310-313; doi:10.1093/jjco/hym019
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© 2007 Foundation for Promotion of Cancer Research

Pseudoaneurysm of the External Carotid Artery Branch following Radiotherapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Shau-Hsuan Li1, Shih-Wei Hsu2, Sheng-Lan Wang3, Hui-Chun Chen4 and Cheng-Hua Huang1,

1 Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine
2 Department of Radiology
4 Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital—Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung City
3 Department of Pathology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

For reprints and all correspondence: Cheng-Hua Huang, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. 123 Ta-Pei Road, Niaosung Hsiang, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan. E-mail: lee.a0928{at}msa.hinet.net

Received August 31, 2006; accepted November 14, 2006

Rupture of irradiated arteries in patients with head and neck cancer is an uncommon complication. We present the first case of a pseudoaneurysm of the external carotid artery branch that developed after irradiation of nasopharyngeal carcinoma and was successfully treated by microcoil embolization therapy. Clinicians should be aware of this unusual complication to avoid a potentially erroneous management.

Key Words: pseudoaneurysm • nasopharyngeal carcinoma • radiation • microcoil embolization • external carotid artery


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