Hemoptysis from an unusual pulmonary arteriovenous malformation.

Thung, Kin Hoi; Sihoe, Alan D L; Wan, Innes Y P; Lee, Tak Wai; Wong, Randolph; Yim, Anthony P C · Ann Thorac Surg · 2003

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We report the case of a 64-year-old woman who presented with massive hemoptysis. She was found to be bleeding from a pulmonary arteriovenous malformation in the right middle lobe, which had a peculiar blood supply from the right internal mammary artery. Video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy was successfully performed for this condition. Limitations of embolization as a treatment modality for this condition are discussed.

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