Spontaneous Superficial Temporal Artery Pseudoaneurysm in Elderly Women —Three Case Reports—

Kouhei NII; Masanori TSUTSUMI; Hiroshi AIKAWA; Masanari ONIZUKA; Kimiya SAKAMOTO; Ritsuro INOUE; Hiroya NAKAU; Minoru IKO; Seiji HARAOKA; Fumihiko HARA; Kiyoshi KAZEKAWA

doi:10.2176/nmc.51.713

Case Reports

Spontaneous Superficial Temporal Artery Pseudoaneurysm in Elderly Women

—Three Case Reports—

Kouhei NII, Masanori TSUTSUMI, Hiroshi AIKAWA, Masanari ONIZUKA, Kimiya SAKAMOTO, Ritsuro INOUE, Hiroya NAKAU, Minoru IKO, Seiji HARAOKA, Fumihiko HARA, Kiyoshi KAZEKAWA

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Kouhei NII
Department of Neurosurgery, Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital
Masanori TSUTSUMI
Department of Neurosurgery, Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital
Hiroshi AIKAWA
Department of Neurosurgery, Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital
Masanari ONIZUKA
Department of Neurosurgery, Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital
Kimiya SAKAMOTO
Department of Neurosurgery, Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital
Ritsuro INOUE
Department of Neurosurgery, Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital
Hiroya NAKAU
Department of Neurosurgery, Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital
Minoru IKO
Department of Neurosurgery, Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital
Seiji HARAOKA
Department of Pathology, Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital
Fumihiko HARA
Department of Neurology, Hara Hospital
Kiyoshi KAZEKAWA
Department of Neurosurgery, Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital

Keywords: spontaneous pseudoaneurysm, superficial temporal artery, elderly woman, glasses frame

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2011 Volume 51 Issue 10 Pages 713-715

DOI https://doi.org/10.2176/nmc.51.713

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Abstract

Three women older than 75 years presented with spontaneous superficial temporal artery (STA) pseudoaneurysms manifesting as a pulsatile mass in the preauricular region. None of the patients had a history of trauma. Histological examination of the surgically removed masses identified pseudoaneurysms based on the presence of connective tissue and adventitia. Spontaneous STA pseudoaneurysms are extremely rare. We suggest that all 3 aneurysms were associated with latent dissection and external force exerted by the frames of glasses.

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