True Aneurysm of the Superficial Temporal Artery

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 30(3); 2012 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2012;30(3): 207-209.

표재측두동맥에서 발생한 진성동맥류

임정욱, 조광철 a 곽형종 b

대전선병원 신경외과, 신경과 , 병리과

True Aneurysm of the Superficial Temporal Artery

Jeong-Wook Lim

Departments of Neurosurgery, Neurology a , and Pathology b , Daejeon Sun Hospital, Daejeon, Korea

Abstract

This is a case report of a 50-year-old female who presented to our clinic with headache and left temporal pulsatile mass. Aneurysm was revealed incidentally on a computed tomography angiography of her head. Open surgical resection with aneurysmal trapping was performed under local anesthesia. Histological examination demonstrated a true aneurysm of the superficial temporal artery. There was loss of normal elastin in the internal elastin layer. This case report describes the rare entity along with a review of the literature. Key Words: Aneurysm, Elastin, Temporal artery