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Bilateral mastoid emissary vein enlargement causing occipital mass appearance

Bilateral mastoid emissary vein enlargement causing occipital mass appearance Acta Neurologica Belgica https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-023-02287-x NEURO-IM AGES Bilateral mastoid emissary vein enlargement causing occipital mass appearance 1 1 1 Tümay Bekci  · Ramazan Orkun Onder  · Serdar Aslan Received: 1 April 2023 / Accepted: 5 May 2023 © The Author(s) under exclusive licence to Belgian Neurological Society 2023 Keywords Mastoid emissary vein enlargement · Occipital · Mass A male child aged 8 years presented to us with complaints occipital region (Fig.  2). Jugular veins and dural sinuses of bilateral behind the ear swelling since birth. The size of were patent. No additional pathology such as intracranial the swelling had been gradually increasing over the years as mass or hypertension was observed and it was recognised as reported by mother. Ultrasonographic examination revealed variational. From the surgical point of view, enlarged MEVs diffuse vascular structures under the skin in the areas of are an important source of bleeding in cranial procedures if swelling and venous flow pattern in the vascular structures missed preoperatively [1]. Therefore, having enough embry- (Fig. 1). Magnetic resonance venography revealed diffuse ological and anatomical knowledge about these abnormal enlargement of the mastoid emissary veins (MEVs) in the Fig. 1 Ultrasonography showed diffuse vascular structures in venous pattern in the swelling area * Ramazan Orkun Onder http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acta Neurologica Belgica Springer Journals

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Acta Neurologica Belgica https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-023-02287-x NEURO-IM AGES Bilateral mastoid emissary vein enlargement causing occipital mass appearance 1 1 1 Tümay Bekci  · Ramazan Orkun Onder  · Serdar Aslan Received: 1 April 2023 / Accepted: 5 May 2023 © The Author(s) under exclusive licence to Belgian Neurological Society 2023 Keywords Mastoid emissary vein enlargement · Occipital · Mass A male child aged 8 years presented to us with complaints occipital region (Fig.  2). Jugular veins and dural sinuses of bilateral behind the ear swelling since birth. The size of were patent. No additional pathology such as intracranial the swelling had been gradually increasing over the years as mass or hypertension was observed and it was recognised as reported by mother. Ultrasonographic examination revealed variational. From the surgical point of view, enlarged MEVs diffuse vascular structures under the skin in the areas of are an important source of bleeding in cranial procedures if swelling and venous flow pattern in the vascular structures missed preoperatively [1]. Therefore, having enough embry- (Fig. 1). Magnetic resonance venography revealed diffuse ological and anatomical knowledge about these abnormal enlargement of the mastoid emissary veins (MEVs) in the Fig. 1 Ultrasonography showed diffuse vascular structures in venous pattern in the swelling area * Ramazan Orkun Onder

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Published: Dec 1, 2023

Keywords: Mastoid emissary vein enlargement; Occipital; Mass

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