Rare diseases · Sign or symptom

Abnormal common carotid artery morphology

Abnormality of the common carotid artery

HP:0430021

What it means

An abnormality of the common carotid arteries, which provide the arterial supply to the head and neck and give rise to the internal carotid artery and the external carotid artery.

Rare diseases that can present with this2

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Abnormal common carotid artery morphology

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This page uses the Human Phenotype Ontology (2026-06-23) — Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium, hpo.jax.org. Disease associations from Orphanet (INSERM), CC BY 4.0. Content is educational and is not medical advice.