Primary jugular venous ectasia: A rare cause of neck mass.
- Author:
Jung Eun KIM
1
;
Wang Soo LEE
;
Eun Jeong CHO
;
Sang Wook KIM
;
Chee Jeong KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea. wslee1227@dreamwiz.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Aneurysm;
Dilatation;
Jugular veins;
Neck
- MeSH:
Aneurysm;
Dilatation;
Dilatation, Pathologic;
Female;
Humans;
Jugular Veins;
Middle Aged;
Muscles;
Neck;
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color;
Valsalva Maneuver;
Veins
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2009;77(1):124-127
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Venous ectasia, also called phlebectasia or venous aneurysm, is an isolated saccular or fusiform dilatation of a vein. Ectasia of the internal jugular vein was once considered rare, but is increasing in apparent frequency due to the wide use of noninvasive diagnostic modalities. A 57-year-old woman was referred for right neck discomfort that had developed 1 month earlier. She complained of a non-painful right neck swelling, located anteromedial to the sternocleidomastoid muscle. Computed tomography and color Doppler ultrasonography showed a 2x.7-cm right internal jugular venous ectasia. The size of the jugular venous ectasia decreased after compression with a probe and increased during the Valsalva maneuver. Here, we report the first Korean case of primary internal jugular venous ectasia, which presented as an asymptomatic right neck swelling
