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Azygos Vein Aneurysm Mimicking a Mediastinal Mass.
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- Single-port thoracoscopic removal of an azygos vein aneurysm: a case report and literature review.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2023Review
- Refractory Chylothorax Secondary to Sizeable Azygos Vein Hemangioma: Tailored Multimodal Treatment of a Challenging Case Report.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- Thoracoscopic approach to the resection of idiopathic azygos vein aneurysm: a case report.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2022Article
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- Surgical therapy for hemangioma of the azygos vein arch under thoracoscopy: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2021Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
aimAzygos vein aneurysm (AVA) is a rare thoracic pathological entity that mimics a posterior mediastinal mass as well as a right paratracheal mass. Usually asymptomatic, AVA is often accidentally discovered during routine chest x-rays; however, depending on the aneurysm size and complications, some symptoms may be present. The aim of this paper is to report a case of idiopathic AVA and to discuss its aetiology, embryonic origin, symptoms, complications, diagnostic methods and treatments. CASE REPORT: A 74-year-old female was investigated for diffuse thoracic pain and submitted to standard chest x-ray, which identified a right paratracheal, well-defined, homogenous opacity, considered to be part of the mediastinal shadow. The patient was further submitted to thoracic computed tomography, which confirmed the presence of a tumoral mass at the level of the right paratracheal area. The patient was submitted to surgery and the tumoral mass was resected; however, the tumor proved to be a completely thrombosed aneurism of the azygos vein arch.
conclusionAVA is a rare pathology that must be taken into consideration during the differential diagnosis of right postero-superior mediastinal masses.
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