Department of General surgery, National Institute of Medical Science, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Case Report
A Rare Case of Haemangioma around Common Carotid Artery
Author(s): Anismita Das*, Ajay Dayma and Ashwini Kumar Seelam
Background: Haemangioma are benign neoplasms derived from blood vessels which multiply at an abnormal rate and form a mass or lump. Most Haemangioma common in infant and also common in female than male. They can occur throughout the body, including in skin, muscle, bone, and internal organs. It mostly occur on the surface of the skin or just beneath it. They often develop on the face and neck, and can vary greatly in colour, shape, and size. Deep Haemangioma tends to grow later and longer than superficial ones. Patients often remain asymptomatic or present with nonspecific symptoms, such as headache. This is the first Haemangioma to be reported as encircled the common carotid artery. Carotid sheath Haemangioma may be easily misdiagnosed as arterial aneurysms, neurogenic tumors, paragangliomas, or lymphatic masses.
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