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Thorax 54:653-655 doi:10.1136/thx.54.7.653
  • Case Report

Idiopathic azygos vein aneurysm: a rare cause of mediastinal mass

Table 1

Characteristics of venous aneurysms reported in the literature

Age Sex Symptoms Size of mass Arch involved Diagnostic test
Mabitanget al6 35 F Incidental finding Not reported Dilatation of whole arch Surgical
Stern et al4 19 M Asymptomatic 3 cm Dilatation of whole arch Surgical
Rockoff et al1 59 F Incidental finding 2.5 cm Paratracheal Venogram
Thoracic pain
Seebauer et al2 54 F Obstruction of SVC 12 cm Confluency with SVC Surgical
Kuriharaet al5 62 M Asymptomatic Not reported Paratracheal Surgical CT
Lena et al7 70 M Incidental finding 3 cm Paratracheal Surgical
Lung cancer Transoesophageal
Echography
Metha et al8 70 F Incidental finding 3 cm Paratracheal CT
Pulmonary nodule
Pobielsky et al9 68 F Asymptomatic 4 cm Confluency with SCV Surgical CT

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