title: Upper posterior mediastinal tumor supplied by an atrial branch of the left circumflex artery.
abstract: We report a case of a 39-year-old woman with an upper posterior mediastinal tumor. The tumor was demonstrated by echocardiography and further defined by computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. The tumor was fed by a large atrial branch of the left circumflex artery. Because of its location (adjacent to large vessels), it could not be resected by surgery.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ilia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Merkin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Erez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gabriel
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lupu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Appelbaum
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000175:diagnosis