Carotid artery dissection - an important complication after fine-needle aspiration biopsy

Carotid artery dissection (CAD) is a frequent cause of ischemic stroke in patients under 40 years. It happen spontaneously or after various degree of trauma. In this report we present a case of 33 years-old woman with dissection of the common carotid and internal carotid artery after 'blind ' fine-needle aspiration biopsy of the neck lymph node. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of the neck, close to carotid vessels should be always performed under control of imaging techniques.