Open AccessSuperior vena cava aneurysm: an unusual mediastinal mass
Author(s) -
Luciana Volpon Soares Souza,
Arthur Soares Souza,
Márcia Maria Morales,
Edson Marchiori
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezaa271
Subject(s) - mediastinal mass , aneurysm , medicine , superior vena cava , vena cava , radiology
Superior vena cava aneurysms are rare mediastinal vascular lesions. Aneurysms are classified as fusiform and saccular, with the latter being rarer than the former. We report the case of an asymptomatic 75-year-old woman who presented with a superior mediastinal mass. She underwent chest computed tomography angiography, which demonstrated a saccular aneurysm in the superior vena cava.
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