Pulmonary artery aneurysm presenting as a lung mass.
We describe a case of pulmonary artery aneurysm in which clinical clues and conventional imaging suggested a lung tumor, and the actual nature of the lesion was discovered at the time of thoracotomy. This case shows the importance of an awareness of this condition in the formulation of a differential diagnosis for a lung mass.
Chung
C W
CW
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, USA.
Doherty
J U
JU
Kotler
R
R
Finkelstein
A
A
Dresdale
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D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013908:Thoracotomy