Cirsoid aneurysm of the scalp

Corr PD
Correspondence: Prof Peter D Corr, peter.corr@uaeu.ac.ae

ABSTRACT
A 29-year-old man with a pulsatile scalp swelling is presented. The clinical diagnosis of a cirsoid aneurysm was confirmed on computed tomography of the brain and selective cerebral angiography. It is important to detect veins draining from the aneurysm into the intracerebral venous system, as percutaneous occlusion of the aneurysm may be possible in their absence.

Keywords: arteriovenous fistula, cirsoid aneurysm, cerebral angiography, cerebral embolisation, scalp aneurysm
Singapore Med J 2007; 48(10): e268–e269