Innominate venous aneurysm presenting as a rapidly expanding mediastinal mass.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Thoracic venous aneurysms are extremely rare conditions. Only 14 innominate venous aneurysms have been reported in the literature. We report a case of a 13-year-old girl who presented with a mediastinal mass on chest roentgenogram, which was performed because the patient was postoperatively tachypneic after a routine appendectomy. Further investigations revealed a large left innominate venous aneurysm that was growing rapidly. The patient underwent aneurysmectomy and reconstruction of the innominate vein. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful, and her respiratory symptoms resolved.
Medical subject headings
- Aneurysm
- Brachiocephalic Veins
- Mediastinal Diseases