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State of the Art Cranial Ultrasound Imaging in Neonates
Published on: February 2, 2015
[Nuchal swelling]
C Breunig1, J Pfeiffer, J Kaminsky
1Universitätsklinik für Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde und Poliklinik, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Killianstrasse 5, 79106, Freiburg, Deutschland. christine.breunig@uniklinik-freiburg.de
Abstract:
In the unusual case of a 68-year-old woman with one-sided painless lateral neck swelling, the ENT examination showed a firm nuchal mass (4 × 4 cm) on the right side with no other pathological findings. Angio-MRI confirmed a solid, sharply demarcated tumor with arterial hyperperfusion. Core needle aspiration biopsy was performed, revealing well-circumscribed tufts showing the typical "cannonball" aspect. After preoperative embolisation we performed extirpation of the mass. Histological examination showed an acquired tufted angioma. Clinical as well as radiological follow-up examination detected neither local relapse nor metastases.
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