title: Giant cell arteritis presenting as dysarthria and mediastinal mass.
abstract: Giant cell arteritis, Takayasu arteritis, and Horton disease are rare, idiopathic diseases that cause chronic inflammation and obliteration of large arteries, mainly the aorta and its major branches. Histological examination reveals multinucleated giants cells and clinical presentation is characterized by general symptoms and/or symptoms related to stenosis or occlusion of vessels. A case of a 50-year-old woman with neurological symptoms, cervicothoracic tumour with severe stenosis of the right subclavian artery and complete occlusion of common carotid artery is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain. ricardramos@ub.edu
authors.forename: Ricard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: Ramon
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vila
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Penin
authors.forename: Marc-Antoni
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cairols
mesh_terms: D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D016122:Brachiocephalic Trunk / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000209:etiology; D004401:Dysarthria / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D056346:Sternotomy; D013349:Subclavian Steal Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery