Ruptured Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysm Presenting with Catastrophic Epistaxis after Repeated Stereotactic Radiotherapies for Anterior Skull Base Tumor: Case Reports and Review of the Literature

Ruptured Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysm Presenting with Catastrophic Epistaxis after Repeated Stereotactic Radiotherapies for Anterior Skull Base Tumor: Case Reports and Review of the Literature

Abstract Objectives Radiation-induced aneurysm is a rare complication for head and neck tumors. Only seven cases of an aneurysm after stereotactic radiosurgery and/or stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) have been described. We report two patients with a ruptured internal carotid artery (ICA...

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Main Authors: Koji Fujita, Manabu Tamura, Osamu Masuo, Takahiro Sasaki, Toshikazu Yamoto, Junya Fukai, Naoyuki Nakao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2014-08-01
Series:Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports
Subjects:
carotid artery aneurysm
radiation-induced aneurysm
stereotactic radiotherapy
stereotactic radiosurgery
anterior skull base tumor
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0034-1383859

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