Symptomatic arteriovenous malformation of the thyroid/parathyroid gland: A case report

Abdulaziz H Almalki; Saleh K Alqaryan; Alwaleed Alqahtani; Mohammad A Almayouf; Abdullah A Alrashed

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2024.02.041

Symptomatic arteriovenous malformation of the thyroid/parathyroid gland: A case report

Radiol Case Rep. 2024 Mar 10;19(6):2135-2138. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2024.02.041. eCollection 2024 Jun.

Authors

Abdulaziz H Almalki¹, Saleh K Alqaryan¹, Alwaleed Alqahtani², Mohammad A Almayouf³, Abdullah A Alrashed⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
² Radiology department King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh. Saudi Arabia.
³ Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Head & Neck Oncology Surgery, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
⁴ Department of Medical Imaging, Diagnostic & Interventional Neuroradiology section, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are complex vascular lesions most commonly found in the brain and infrequently found in the head and neck. AVMs are characterized by a tangle of blood vessels called a nidus, which shunts blood from an artery directly to a draining vein. Various treatments are available, including surgical resection and endovascular embolization. Here, we report the case of a 32-year-old male patient who complained of painful pulsating left neck swelling with dysphagia for 1 year, which turned out to be an AVM alongside the left thyroid gland. The AVM was treated by embolization using Onyx in 2 sessions. The patient has been free of symptoms since the treatment.

Keywords: Arteriovenous malformations; Head and neck; Para-thyroid; Thyroid; Vascular.

Publication types

Case Reports