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Initial diagnostic imaging. (A) MRI of the neck in the transverse plane. Tumor marked with an arrow. (B) PET/CT in the transverse plane showing uptake in relation to a slightly dilated right CCA.
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) showed what was concluded to be a tumor suspected of malignancy sheathing the carotid artery, though a slight dilation of ~2.3 cm of the right CCA was detected (Figure 1).
CT-angiography showing contrast in a now dilated, growing IA. (A) Transverse plane (B) Coronal plane.
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CT-angiography showed an IA of about 5.4 x 3.9 cm (Figure 2).