title: Giant right coronary artery aneurysm presenting as a paracardiac mass.
abstract: Coronary artery aneurysms, commonly atherosclerotic, are usually asymptomatic and can be diagnosed incidentally during investigation for ischemic heart disease or on autopsy. An asymptomatic giant right coronary artery aneurysm presenting as a paracardiac mass discovered on autopsy is reported here. Even though there was great concern due to its large size, complex atherosclerotic lesions, and potential obstruction of blood flow, it had no direct link to the cause of death. We also review the literature on giant right coronary artery aneurysms exceeding 5 cm in the last 10 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, 14049-900 Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. sgramos@fmrp.usp.br
authors.forename: Simone G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: Karina M A
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Mata
authors.forename: Carmen C S
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: Antonio P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: Marcos A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rossi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001344:Autopsy; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000473:pathology*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male