title: Giant bronchial artery aneurysm presenting as a right hilar mass.
abstract: We describe a case of bronchial artery aneurysm presenting as a solitary lung mass (4 × 5 cm) in a 53-year-old man with symptoms of cough for 3 months. The aneurysm was only detected at surgery, and resected by performing a middle lobectomy.
authors.affiliation: National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: Ann Kheng
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Agasthian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thirugnanam
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001981:Bronchial Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Aneurysm; X-ray computed; bronchial arteries; mediastinum; tomography