Primary aneurysm of the basilic vein.
This is a report of a 71-year-old woman who presented with a superficial soft tissue mass in the antecubital fossa. Excision was undertaken under local anaesthesia. The lesion proved to be a primary aneurysm of the basilic vein. Reviewing the literature we found only a few previous reports of primary venous aneurysms in the upper extremities.
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Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow, Essex, UK. hrkats@yahoo.co.uk
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D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001132:Arm / Q000098:blood supply*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014680:Veins