...Gretchen A.W. Gooding Malignant invasion of the carotid artery is an ominous complication of squamous cell carcinoma that can be suspected from B-mode sonography. A loss of carotid wall integrity seen as a break or step off of the inner wall suggests early involvement. Frank tumor invading...

...Abdul Rahman Bizri; Mohammad Al-Ajam; George Zaytoun; Aghiad Al-Kutoubi A carotid cavernous fistula (CCF) is an abnormal arteriovenous anastomosis between the carotid artery and the cavernous sinus. Etiologies of this condition reported in the literature so far include facial trauma, rupture...

...C. Soulier; P. Dulguerov; J. Maurice; A.S. Allal; B. Faidutti; W. Lehmann From 1972 to 1991, 7 patients with advanced cancer of the head and neck and nodal metastasis with capsular rupture underwent radical neck dissection and sacrifice of the carotid artery. Vascular reconstruction was performed...