A rare brachial artery pseudoaneurysm 13 years after excision of a humeral osteochondroma.
Pseudoaneurysms resulting from vascular impingement by osteochondromas are extremely rare. The authors detail the case of a 19-year-old man who represents the third known report in the English literature of a brachial artery pseudoaneurysm associated with a humeral osteochondroma. In patients presenting with a painful upper arm mass and a history of multiple hereditary exostoses, one must have a high index of suspicion for pseudoaneurysm.
Tobias
Adam M
AM
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Chang
Benjamin
B
D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D001916:Brachial Artery; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus; D008297:Male; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods