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Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of carotid artery resulting in recurrent syncope: A case report
Liu Yang1, Wen Li1, Hongying Zhang2
1Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
Background:
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor rarely occurs in the carotid artery, whereas syncope is infrequently associated with neck mass.
Methods And 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.
Conclusion:
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.
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