Myxomatosic aneurysm of a brachial artery in a child.
We present a case of an aneurysm in a brachial artery of a 4.5-year-old child which was resected with the interposition of a venous graft. Histological examination of the aneurysm showed a myxomatous damage to the wall of the vessel. Examination of the cardiovascular system did not reveal a myxoma of the heart. The available literature was searched for a similar description of an isolated aneurysm of a peripheral artery but none was found.
Department of General Surgery, Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon, Israel.
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Yoffe
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Charah
D000783:Aneurysm / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001916:Brachial Artery / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014680:Veins / Q000637:transplantation