Case report: an unusual case of the superior vena cava syndrome--aneurysm of an aberrant right subclavian artery.
A case of aberrant right subclavian artery (RSA) aneurysm presenting solely with symptoms and signs of superior vena cava obstruction (the SVC syndrome) is described. The SVC syndrome is usually a consequence of mediastinal malignancy and only rarely due to compression by an arterial aneurysm.
Cave
E M
EM
Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff.
Virdi
I S
IS
Ruttley
M S
MS
D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013382:Subtraction Technique; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed