Since absence and hypoplasia of the internal carotid arteries are known to be rare anomalies but often presents no symptoms, most such cases are accidentally revealed by a carotid angiogram performed for patients with cerebrovascular disease. We herein report the autopsy findings for a 65-year-old man who burned to death in an apartment fire. Medicolegal autopsy revealed absence of the right internal carotid artery.
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