title: Protruding left intercostal mass after left ventricular aneurysmectomy.
abstract: In this report we summarize a case of myocardial infarction that developed an apical ventricular aneurysm, which was surgically removed to re-expand and reappear as a pulsating chest wall mass 16 years later.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Palermo, Italy. gdancona@ismett.edu
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: D'Ancona
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mamone
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marrone
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pirone
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Santise
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sciacca
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pilato
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002637:Chest Pain; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000601:surgery*