A case report of inflammatory pseudotumor of carotid artery with radiologic-pathological-surgical findings

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Jianhui Li²  Jin wei¹  Hannu Savolainen⁴  Xiaoling Wang³  Cheng Fei Zheng¹  Xudong Chen¹ 

[1] Department of vascular surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, College of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang, China;Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-organ Transplantation, Ministry of Public Health, First Affiliated Hospital, Medical College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang, China;Department of pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, College of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang, China;Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Berne 3010, Switzerland

关键词: Carotid artery;    Inflammatory pseudotumor;   

Others  :  1222582
DOI  :  10.1186/s12872-015-0020-6

 received in 2014-10-26, accepted in 2015-03-23,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

Background

Inflammatory pseudotumor is an unusual benign entity that can mimic malignancy in many different organ systems.

Case presentation

We present a patient with a neck mass, which clinically and radiologically appeared to be a malignant tumor that encircled a segment of the left common carotid artery. The operation was performed and further histopathological evaluation confirmed this mass to be an inflammatory pseudotumor. After 4 years follow up, no recurrence was observed for this patient.

Conclusions

Despite its rarity, IPT is important because it can simulate neoplastic disease. The contrast imaging may be helpful in differential diagnosis, but no findings are characteristic. The diagnosis of the IPT of carotid artery can be challenging for the surgeons. Certain diagnosis depends on either core biopsy or intra- or post-operative pathological examination. The surgical excision may be a curative option.

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Chen et al.

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