Superior Sagittal Sinus Thrombosis After Radical Neck Dissection

Cavernous sinus thrombosis: a late complication of head and neck surgery

“…CST is a rare but potentially fatal condition characterised by headache, vomiting, limited movements of the eyeball and, sometimes, complete ophthalmoplegia 2 3. The septic causes include infections of the head and neck, including sphenoidal and ethmoidal sinusitis, dental infections, pharyngitis and cellulitis 4.…”

“…The incidence of cerebral venous thrombosis due to radical neck dissection is quite low. In the setting of neck dissection, it occurs as a result of the retrograde propagation of thrombus originating in the internal jugular vein (IJV) 2. We report a case of a 50-year-old woman with a chondrosarcoma of left lower alveolobuccal complex who underwent en bloc tumour resection with infratemporal fossa clearance and left modified radical neck dissection.…”

Superior sagittal sinus thrombosis complicating neck dissection

“…Sagittal sinus thrombosis following neck dissection appears to be an extremely rare occurrence. A literature review utilising the Medline, Embase and CINAHL databases, and using the keywords ‘neck dissection’, ‘thrombosis’ and ‘cerebral’, revealed only one previous reported case of sagittal sinus thrombosis following neck dissection 4 …”

Diplopia as a sequel of unilateral neck dissection

“…The multifold purpose of reporting this case was to discuss the normal anatomy of venous drainage of the intracranial compartment, physiological changes occurring after unilateral/bilateral IJV sacrifice, pathological changes after abnormal venous drainage from the intracranial compartment, and to devise a management protocol for these unusual/rare case scenarios. In addition, a literature review has been performed on similar cases and their underlying etiology, which is summarized in Table …”