CAROTIDYNIA: DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND LITERATURE REVIEW

Đoàn Quốc Hưng1,, Nguyễn Việt Anh1, Nguyễn Sỹ Lánh1
1 Vietnam-Germany Friendship Hospital

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Carotidyniais a rare and poorly understood syndrome consisting of unilateral neck pain, swelling and tenderness over the accepted carotid bifurcation. The aetiology of carotidynia is unknown, diagnosis and treatment are the subject of much controversy. We report the case of aman, 39 years old, presenting with a right neck mass, seriouspain. Imaging test revealed fusiform eccentricthickening of the ipsilateral carotid bifurcation without vessel narrowing. The patient was diagnosed with carotid body tumor, but the post-operative diagnosis was carotidynia. The patient was treated surgically at Viet Duc Hospital in 3/2021, with removing the entire carotid bifurcation pseudotumor, vascular reconstruction by common carotid artery-internal carotid artery bypass. The patient was stable and clinical symptoms improved after surgery, there were no complication.

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