International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 5, Issue 2 , Pages 53-56 , March 2010

Tortuous common carotid artery presenting as a pediatric submandibular neck mass

  • Caroline C. Xu

      Affiliations

    • University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Edmonton, AB, Canada
    • ,
  • Trina C. Uwiera

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Divisions of Pediatric Surgery and Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, University of Alberta Hospital and the Stollery Children's Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Stollery Children's Hospital, Divisions of Pediatric Surgery, 2C3.82 Walter C. Mackenzie Health science centre, 8440 112th street, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2B7. Tel.: +1 780 407 3866; fax: +1 780 407 2004.

Received 14 January 2009 ,Accepted 27 January 2009.

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PII: S1871-4048(09)00012-4

doi: 10.1016/j.pedex.2009.01.008

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Extra
Volume 5, Issue 2 , Pages 53-56 , March 2010

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