Left anomalous brachiocephalic vein in a patient with right lung cancer.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.11.030.
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Abstract
The left anomalous brachiocephalic vein is a rare anomaly without congenital heart disease. It is important to recognize this anomalous vein especially in patients with lung cancer because misinterpretation as a superior mediastinal lymph node enlargement may cause serious complications. We report a case of a 62-year-old lung cancer patient with left anomalous brachiocephalic vein, who underwent surgical treatment safely under video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery after confirmation of this anomaly on contrast-enhanced computed tomographic scan.
Medical subject headings
- Brachiocephalic Trunk
- Lung Neoplasms
- Vascular Malformations