Superior vena cava aneurysm: difficulty in preoperative diagnosis

Wojciech Kądziołka; Grzegorz Kobak; Joanna Kądziołka; Ewa Kaznowska; Wiesław Guz; Janusz Rybka

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Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

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Superior vena cava aneurysm: difficulty in preoperative diagnosis

Wojciech Kądziołka

,

Grzegorz Kobak

,

Joanna Kądziołka

,

Ewa Kaznowska

,

Wiesław Guz

,

Janusz Rybka

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2010; 7 (3): 295–297

Online publish date: 2010/10/01

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Superior vena cava aneurysms are extremely rare lesions. We describe a case of a 52-year-old woman. Chest roentgenogram suggested the presence of mediastinal mass in the right hemithorax and after the computed tomography test, we had the clinical impression that it was a mediastinal cyst not enhancing after intravenous contrast application. Thoracotomy revealed superior vena cava aneurysm which was successfully resected. We report this because of its extraordinary rarity. There are only a few cases like that described in the literature

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Superior vena cava aneurysm: difficulty in preoperative diagnosis

Wojciech Kądziołka , Grzegorz Kobak , Joanna Kądziołka , Ewa Kaznowska , Wiesław Guz , Janusz Rybka

mediastinal cyst, superior vena cava aneurysm

Wojciech Kądziołka

,

Grzegorz Kobak

,

Joanna Kądziołka

,

Ewa Kaznowska

,

Wiesław Guz

,

Janusz Rybka