An Aberrant Left Bronchial Artery Originating from the Proximal Ascending Aorta.
The origin of the bronchial arteries (BAs) has numerous anatomical variations. It is important to recognize these variations when performing interventional radiologic procedures in the thorax. We report the case of a 71-year-old man who underwent transarterial infusion chemotherapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the upper lobe of the left lung via a feeding left BA that originated from the proximal ascending aorta. After two cycles of transarterial infusion chemotherapy, the tumor significantly decreased in size. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of an aberrant BA originating from this site.
Department of Radiology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, 507 Zhengmin Road, Shanghai, 200433, China. jbshh@163.com.
Bing
B
Jie
Department of Radiology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, 507 Zhengmin Road, Shanghai, 200433, China. xwsun@citiz.net.
Xi-Wen
XW
Sun
Department of Radiology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, 507 Zhengmin Road, Shanghai, 200433, China. yudong_mail@126.com.
Dong
D
Yu
Department of Radiology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, 507 Zhengmin Road, Shanghai, 200433, China. jasfly77@vip.163.com.
Sen
S
Jiang
D000368:Aged; D001011:Aorta; D001027:Aortography; D001981:Bronchial Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography
Ascending aorta; Bronchial artery; Lung cancer