PMC5116511_01
During the neck dissection, tortuous internal carotid artery mimicking a metastatic mass in neck level IIb was detected.
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Though the mass was pulsatile, careful dissection was performed and it was understood that the pulsatile mass was a continuation of the tortuous internal carotid artery mimicking a metastatic mass at the first glance (Figure 1).