DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2025-269824 ISSN: 1757-790X

High-riding brachiocephalic artery presenting as a pulsatile anterior neck mass

Fidel Rampersad, Jason Diljohn, Nicolette Cassim, Gregory Cassim

Anterior neck swellings are commonly due to an enlarged thyroid gland, thyroglossal cyst or lymphadenopathy. Vascular causes are unusual and have a prevalence of about 4.5%.

Herein, we present the case of a high-riding brachiocephalic artery presenting as a soft pulsatile anterior neck mass.

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