title: Primary aneurysm of the basilic vein.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow, Essex, UK. hrkats@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: I E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Katsoulis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jader
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Bradpiece
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001132:Arm / Q000098:blood supply*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014680:Veins