title: External Jugular Vein Spontaneous Aneurysm, Diagnosis, and Treatment with Video.
abstract: True and false aneurysms of veins are very rare conditions and only few cases have been described in the literature. We present a case of a 56-year-old female with personal history of primary arterial hypertension and connective tissue disease. Ultrasound of the neck showed a saccular, compressible, hypoechoic structure that appeared to have a direct communication with the left external jugular vein lumen. The venous aneurysm was removed and the histopathology of the mass showed a grossly dilated vein, with continuous aspects of the entire 3 layer of the venous wall, classifying it as a venous aneurysm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Vascular and Interventional Radiology Unit, University of "Siena", Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: Pierleone
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lucatelli
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular, Cardiac and Great Vessels Surgery Unit, University of "Siena", Siena, Italy. Electronic address: giuliotommasino81@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Giulio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tommasino
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular, Cardiac and Great Vessels Surgery Unit, University of "Siena", Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: Giulia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guaccio
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular, Cardiac and Great Vessels Surgery Unit, University of "Siena", Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benvenuti
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Vascular and Interventional Radiology Unit, University of "Siena", Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: Carmelo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ricci
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color