Cutaneous rupture of infected carotid artery pseudoaneurysm following neck dissection and radiotherapy for thyroid cancer
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: We report a case of a 72-year-old man with advanced thyroid cancer who presented with massive neck bleeding from a ruptured infected pseudoaneurysm of the left common carotid artery, following radical neck dissection and radiotherapy. Due to active haemorrhage, tissue infection, and haemodynamic instability, endovascular treatment was contraindicated. Emergency surgical ligation of the left common and internal carotid arteries was performed. Postoperative infection control was achieved with broad-spectrum antibiotics and wound care. The patient recovered without neurological deficits. Prompt recognition and surgical intervention can be lifesaving in infected carotid pseudoaneurysm rupture.
Authors: Kübra Karakoç, Tamer Cebe
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4415323712
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