title: A case of asymptomatic fusiform aneurysm of the superior vena cava detected by magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: A rare case of fusiform aneurysm of the superior vena cava (SVC) in a 65-year-old Japanese woman is presented herein. Aneurysm of the SVC was detected incidentally as widening of the upper mediastinum on chest radiography and was further defined using magnetic resonance imaging, venography and chest computed tomography. Based on previous reports, conservative management was planned with anticoagulation therapy as prophylaxis against thrombotic complications rather than surgical resection for aneurysm.
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koga
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sanuki
authors.forename: Akiyo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ninomiya
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Izumikawa
authors.forename: Yoshiyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyahara
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kohno
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior