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external carotid artery |
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external carotid artery, one of a pair of arteries with eight major temporal or maxillary branches, rising from the common carotid arteries. It supplies various parts and tissues of the head and neck. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The atypical imaging features of the intravagal paraganglioma included inferior extension to the level of the carotid bifurcation and splayigg of the internal and external carotid arteries, features that are similar to those seen in a case of carotid body paraganglioma. The mass was found to be supplied by both the internal and external carotid arteries (figure 4). The dissection was difficult to perform because of the partial tumor encasement; as a consequence, the common, internal, and external carotid arteries ultimately had to be sacrificed. |
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