title: Pulsating suprasternal lump: a diagnostic and management dilemma.
abstract: We report a 70-year-old female who complained of shortness of breath and a pulsating suprasternal lump. CT scan showed innominate artery dilatation. In addition, operative exposure showed tortuous arteries and a common origin of the left common carotid and innominate arteries. Surgical correction by innominate artery division and reimplantation at the ascending aorta was performed, and the patient's symptoms completely disappeared after the procedure.
authors.affiliation: Kasr Alainy Hospital, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sayed
authors.forename: Alaa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Farok
authors.forename: Hosam
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: El-Sayed
authors.forename: Said A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Soliman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001011:Aorta / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D016122:Brachiocephalic Trunk / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011673:Pulsatile Flow; D013249:Sternum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery
keywords: innominate artery; pulsating suprasternal lump; trachea compression