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ArticleSurgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA2024

Accessory middle cerebral artery of distal origin associated with an anterior communicating artery duplication that mimicked an aneurysm.

Hideki Endo, Hidetoshi Ono, Hirohiko Nakamura

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Hideki EndoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nakamura Memorial Hospital, South 1, West 14, Chuo-Ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8570, Japan. endo@med.nmh.or.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6315-4985
Hidetoshi OnoDepartment of Radiology, Nakamura Memorial Hospital, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
Hirohiko NakamuraDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nakamura Memorial Hospital, South 1, West 14, Chuo-Ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8570, Japan.

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Abstract

purposeAlthough both accessory middle cerebral artery (MCA) of distal origin and anterior communicating artery (ACoA) duplication are not rare anatomical variations, their combination is extremely rare and there are only a few reports of such combinations.

methodsWe report a case of distal origin accessory MCA associated with ACoA duplication diagnosed by magnetic resonance angiography (MRA).

resultsA 63-year-old man visited another hospital for screening examinations for cerebrovascular disease. He was noted to have a possible intracranial aneurysm at the A1-A2 junction of the right anterior cerebral artery on MRA. He was referred to our hospital for its management. More detailed 3-Tesla MRA volume rendering images revealed ACoA duplication, not an aneurysm. MRA also showed the right distal origin accessory MCA arising from the A2 segment distal to the ACoA duplication.

conclusionThis rare combination of anatomical variations requires careful imaging assessment. MRA volume rendering images were useful in our case.

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Anatomic VariationIntracranial AneurysmMagnetic Resonance AngiographyMiddle Cerebral ArteryAnterior Cerebral ArteryCerebral AngiographyDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalMaleMiddle AgedAccessory middle cerebral arteryAnatomical variationAnterior communicating arteryDuplicationMagnetic resonance angiographyMiddle cerebral artery

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