A Surgical Case of an Azygos Vein Aneurysm Mimicking a Mediastinal Tumor
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[Azygos vein aneurysm forming a mediastinal mass].
Aneurysm of the azygos vein is a rare cause of mediastinal mass that is normally detected radiologically in asymptomatic patients. In some cases a diagnosis is made by noninvasive methods, such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance. However, in the present case imaging revealed what appeared to be a solid mass. When the mass had been excised by thoracotomy, the histopathologic diagnosis...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association)
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1345-2843,1882-5133
DOI: 10.3919/jjsa.78.2629