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Concomitant cerebrovascular occlusive disease can severely complicate endovascular access.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>OBSERVATIONS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The authors report the case of a 66-year-old male with a cT4N1M0 p16\u2013positive SCC of the right base of the tongue who presented with massive oropharyngeal hemorrhage during concurrent chemoradiotherapy. Angiography revealed a chronic right common carotid artery occlusion. The right external carotid artery (ECA) was reconstituted via a large hypertrophied collateral originating from the V2 segment of the right vertebral artery (VA). Utilizing a transcollateral approach, the right lingual artery was successfully superselected and embolized using calibrated microspheres and a platinum coil, achieving complete hemostasis without neurological complication.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>LESSONS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To the authors\u2019 knowledge, this case represents the first reported use of a VA-to-ECA collateral pathway for emergency tumor embolization. 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