Goldenhar Syndrome Associated with Contralateral Agenesis of the Internal Carotid Artery. Issue 2 (April 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ventura, Elisa; Ormitti, Francesca; Crisi, Girolamo; Sesenna, Enrico
• Is Part Of: Neuroradiology journal. Volume 27:Issue 2(2014)
• Page Start: 150
• Page End: 153
• Publication Date: 2014-04
• Subjects: Goldenhar syndrome -- agenesis -- internal carotid artery -- mandibulofacial dysostosis; Nervous system -- Radiography -- Periodicals; Neuroradiography -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.804757
• DOI: 10.15274/NRJ-2014-10029
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1971-4009

Abstract

Congenital absence of the internal carotid artery (ICA) is an extremely rare vascular anomaly. Aplasia and displacement of the horizontal portion of the petrous carotid artery have been described in a patient with mandibulofacial dysostosis. To the best of our knowledge, the association between Goldenhar syndrome and ipsilateral ICA agenesis has emerged only in one case documented in the medical literature to date. We describe here a case that illustrates the association of Goldenhar syndrome with contralateral agenesis of the ICA incidentally detected on brain magnetic resonance imaging and subsequently confirmed on magnetic resonance angiography and high resolution computed tomography.