Rupture of congenital peripheral pulmonary aneurysm.
A 58-year-old man presenting with solitary aneurysm of a peripheral pulmonary artery was treated by left lower lobectomy. Histologically, the aneurysmal wall showed medial hypertrophy with the loss of smooth muscle fibers, without evidence of a mycotic process or inflammatory exudate. The aneurysm appeared to be congenital in origin.
Second Department of Surgery and Pathology, Nagoya City University Medical School, Japan.
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Fukai
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Masaoka
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Yamakawa
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Niwa
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Tada
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Kamei
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Muto
D000783:Aneurysm / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography