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Internal carotid artery aneurysm and what treatment was recommended?
I am posting to hear from others with internal carotid artery aneurysm and what treatment, if any the doctors recommended.
I was having a CT scan for another reason and an aneurysm was discovered. Immediately had consults with neurology and neurosurgery and it was decided that it did not need immediate attention except taking a baby aspirin daily. It showed calcification that meant it had been there for a while. I have not had a stroke or other symptoms. I am 62 with no heart problems.
But when you here aneurysm, you fear the worst.
An angiogram was done few weeks later and results were:
Right common carotid artery cervical angiogram demonstrates an aneurysm of the right internal carotid artery upper cervical segment which measures 33 x 25 x 29 mm.
The surgeon said these types of aneurysm rarely burst and should follow up with another test after 6 months to see if there are any changes.
If you have had similar diagnosis, what advice are your drs giving you?
My doctors are at Mayo Rochester, so confident that diagnosis is correct.
Laurie
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@roch thank you
Okay thank you for that information., where is your aneurysm located? Mine is considered cavernous therefore within sinus cavity
@gloryasong: 2 mm. is quite small. My neurosurgeon gave me a list of what not to do but singing wasn't on it.
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I think once you have MRA, you will know more. It will provide providers with information on the effects of aneurysms on nerves and surrounding tissue. Hope you will be able to get scheduled soon so that you can get some answers.
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1 ReactionI am concerned about singing
I am a semi professional singer and now that I'm diagnosed with a 2 mm cavernous aneurism, I'm concerned as to whether it's still safe to continue singing
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1 ReactionI'm glad to hear that your your follow through was beneficial and cancer-free. But certainly yes the stress must have been pretty overwhelming.
I'm told as an outpatient I have to wait at least 3 weeks for the MRA. So I'm working on getting that scheduled now. The only other alternative would be to go through the emergency room again and have it done
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1 Reaction@gloryasong - yes, the neuroendocrine tumor was removed along with a couple of polyps, and they thought it was also a polyp until it was examined in the lab. The results really surprised me a lot, not to mention worried me. But the upshot is that after all that testing, I had 0 percent cancer left in my body. This took from July to Dec. to confirm all this. During my months of testing, I came to understand personally the meaning of scanxiety.
Good for you that you went to the emergency room when you had double vision and loss of balance. As you know, that is exactly what stroke experts strongly recommend. I bet it was disconcerting.
So, did they feel in the ER that the aneurysm was the cause of your symptoms? Do you know if you can get in quickly for the magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)?
@lisalucier hello Lisa. I've never heard of a neuroendocrine tumor during the colonoscopy. Of course I've had those adenoma type of polyps but they always take them off, and say see you in 5 years!
The reason I had to go in the emergency room yesterday was because I developed some double vision and loss of balance. It was over pretty fast but it was really disconcerting. I was concerned perhaps I was having a mini TIA.
Anyhow they didn't think that was the problem but they did find the aneurysm incidentally on the head CT. I need to call them this morning to schedule an MRA
Hi @gloryasong - welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I think your nervousness is very normal.
Two years ago I had a neuroendocrine tumor discovered in my first colonoscopy. This was followed by testing to find any residual cancer during the next few months. I found it soul testing. Waiting to get through and get results from important medical testing is hard.
What symptoms were you experiencing that led to the CT that identified your aneurysm? Or was this an incidental finding during a scan for something else?
I was diagnosed with a 2mm IVA aneurysm found on CT. Awaiting MRA. Feeling nervous and very mortal indeed