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. 2004 Nov;86(6):W38–W40. doi: 10.1308/147870804128

Spontaneously arising superficial temporal artery aneurysms: a report of two cases and review of the literature.

A A Riaz 1, M Ismail 1, N Sheikh 1, N Ahmed 1, G Atkin 1, P Richman 1, A Loh 1
PMCID: PMC1964271  PMID: 16749964

Abstract

The majority of superficial temporal artery (STA) aneurysms are due to trauma and are, in reality, false aneurysms. However, true STA aneurysms are extremely rare. Here, we present two cases of spontaneous superficial temporal artery aneurysms arising without any previous history of trauma.

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