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Phlebectasia of left anterior jugular vein

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Cem Uzun ,
Oguz Taskinalp ,
Muhsin Koten ,
Mustafa Kemal Adali ,
Ahmet Rifat Karasalihoglu  and
Gökhan Pekindil
Cem Uzun*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Trakya University, Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
Oguz Taskinalp
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy, Trakya University, Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
Muhsin Koten
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Trakya University, Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
Mustafa Kemal Adali
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Trakya University, Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
Ahmet Rifat Karasalihoglu
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Trakya University, Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
Gökhan Pekindil
Affiliation:
Department of Radiodiagnostics, Trakya University, Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Cem Uzun, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Trakya University, Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, 22030, Turkey. Fax: +90 (0)284 2352730 e-mail: KBB@aix.trakya.edu.tr
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Abstract

We present a rare case of unilateral phlebectasia of the anterior jugular vein in a 56-year-old male patient whose complaint is a neck swelling that appears during talking. Although in this age group the most common cause of such a mass in the anterior aspect of the neck increasing in size during any type of straining or Valsalva manoeuvre is a laryngocele, phlebectasia of the anterior jugular vein should be considered in the differential diagnosis. Doppler ultrasound and computed tomography are the most useful and non-invasive methods to use for the investigation. Treatment should be conservative.

Keywords

Jugular veinsDilatationNeck neoplasms
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 113 , Issue 9 , September 1999 , pp. 858 - 860
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999

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