[Azygos vein aneurysm forming a mediastinal mass].
Aneurysm of the azygos vein is a rare cause of mediastinal mass that is normally detected radiologically in asymptomatic patients. In some cases a diagnosis is made by noninvasive methods, such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance. However, in the present case imaging revealed what appeared to be a solid mass. When the mass had been excised by thoracotomy, the histopathologic diagnosis was aneurysm of the azygos vein.
Abad Santamaría
Núria
N
Sección de Neumología, Hospital Severo Ochoa, Leganés, Madrid, España. nurabad@terra.es
García Díez
José Miguel
JM
Pavón Fernández
María José
MJ
Encabo Motiño
Ana María
AM
Flórez Martín
Susana
S
Perpiñá Ferri
Asunción
A
D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001401:Azygos Vein; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008482:Mediastinum; D008875:Middle Aged