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. 2017 Apr-Jun;6(2):85-86.
doi: 10.4103/sajc.sajc_211_16.

Carotid blowout syndrome: An oncological emergency less discussed

Karthik K Prasad  1 , Nagesh T Sirsath  2 , Kiran V Naiknaware  3 , K Sandhya Rani  4 , Manish S Bhatia  1
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Carotid blowout syndrome: An oncological emergency less discussed

Karthik K Prasad et al. South Asian J Cancer. 2017 Apr-Jun.
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Figure 1
(a) Preembolization: Left external carotid artery showed active contrast extravasation just distal to its origin. (b) Postembolization: a tiny stump of left external carotid artery seen consistent with successful embolization
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