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Venous drainage patterns in a case of pseudotumor cerebri following unilateral radical neck dissection. 2003

Florian Doepp, and Stephan J Schreiber, and Götz Benndorf, and Andrea Radtke, and Jürgen Gallinat, and José M Valdueza
Department of Neurology, University Hospital Charité, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany. florian.doepp@charite.de

We report the extracranial venous ultrasound findings in a case of pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) following unilateral radical neck dissection (rND). PTC is known to be a rare complication following bilateral rND, and is caused by venous outflow obstruction. Single cases of PTC have been reported after unilateral rND, and are thought to be due to resection of the dominant internal jugular vein (IJV) in the presence of a hypoplastic or aplastic contralateral transverse sinus. Our patient developed PTC despite prominent flow in the contralateral IJV as shown by venous ultrasound. No compensatory increase in flow in the vertebral veins was observed, as confirmed by digital subtraction angiography. We conclude that the physiological collateral function of the vertebral venous system and deep neck veins was insufficient and contributed to global venous outflow obstruction in our case of unilateral rND.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007601 Jugular Veins Veins in the neck which drain the brain, face, and neck into the brachiocephalic or subclavian veins. Jugular Vein,Vein, Jugular,Veins, Jugular
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D011559 Pseudotumor Cerebri A condition marked by raised intracranial pressure and characterized clinically by HEADACHES; NAUSEA; PAPILLEDEMA, peripheral constriction of the visual fields, transient visual obscurations, and pulsatile TINNITUS. OBESITY is frequently associated with this condition, which primarily affects women between 20 and 44 years of age. Chronic PAPILLEDEMA may lead to optic nerve injury (see OPTIC NERVE DISEASES) and visual loss (see BLINDNESS). Benign Intracranial Hypertension,Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension,Intracranial Hypertension, Benign,Intracranial Hypertension, Idiopathic,Hypertension, Benign Intracranial,Hypertension, Idiopathic Intracranial
D012039 Regional Blood Flow The flow of BLOOD through or around an organ or region of the body. Blood Flow, Regional,Blood Flows, Regional,Flow, Regional Blood,Flows, Regional Blood,Regional Blood Flows
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D037981 Neck Dissection Dissection in the neck to remove all disease tissues including cervical LYMPH NODES and to leave an adequate margin of normal tissue. This type of surgery is usually used in tumors or cervical metastases in the head and neck. The prototype of neck dissection is the radical neck dissection described by Crile in 1906. Radical Neck Dissection,Dissection, Neck,Dissection, Radical Neck,Dissections, Neck,Dissections, Radical Neck,Neck Dissection, Radical,Neck Dissections,Neck Dissections, Radical,Radical Neck Dissections

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