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Case Reports
. 2024 Jun 11;20(1):49-53.
doi: 10.14797/mdcvj.1336. eCollection 2024.

A Rare Case of Internal Jugular Venous Malformation Treated by Surgical Excision

Rishik Puppala  1   2 , Bright Benfor  3 , Shri Timbalia  3 , Tiffany G Sheu  3 , Alan B Lumsden  3
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Case Reports

A Rare Case of Internal Jugular Venous Malformation Treated by Surgical Excision

Rishik Puppala et al. Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. .

Abstract

This paper reports a case of an internal jugular venous malformation (IJVM) and route of treatment in a patient with limited symptoms. After history and imaging studies, a determination of surgical excision was made to rule out possible malignancy and future problems such as thrombosis. The mass was resected, and part of the IJVM was ligated. The mass had no identifiable malignancy, and the patient recovered fully with no complications. The paper highlights the importance of identifying venous malformations and highlights the reasoning behind the course of action.

Keywords: IJV; IJVM; internal jugular vein; internal jugular venous malformation; vascular malformation; venous malformation.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no competing interests to declare.

Figures

Preoperative imaging of IJVM with CT and MRI views showing hyperintense lesion in T2
Figure 1
Preoperative imaging of internal jugular venous malformation. (A) Coronal view of computerized tomographic scan. (B) Axial view of computerized tomographic scan. (C) Magnetic resonance imaging showing hyperintensity of lesion in T2.
Surgical excision of IJVM with partial resection of IJV and ligation of IJV stumps
Figure 2
Surgical excision of internal jugular venous malformation. (A) Venous malformation adherent to internal jugular vein. (B) Excision of malformation. (C) Partial resection internal jugular vein. (D) Ligation of internal jugular vein stumps.
Histopathology analysis of resected IJV lesion using H&E stain
Figure 3
Histopathology analysis of resected lesion (40× magnification). (A) H&E stain of vascular malformation. (B) Immunohistochemical stain highlighting endothelial cells of vascular malformation. (C) H&E stain of left internal jugular vein.
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