Table 1

Characteristics of venous aneurysms reported in the literature

AgeSexSymptomsSize of massArch involvedDiagnostic test
Mabitanget al6 35FIncidental findingNot reportedDilatation of whole archSurgical
Stern et al4 19MAsymptomatic3 cmDilatation of whole archSurgical
Rockoff et al1 59FIncidental finding2.5 cmParatrachealVenogram
Thoracic pain
Seebauer et al2 54FObstruction of SVC12 cmConfluency with SVCSurgical
Kuriharaet al5 62MAsymptomaticNot reportedParatrachealSurgical CT
Lena et al7 70MIncidental finding3 cmParatrachealSurgical
Lung cancerTransoesophageal
Echography
Metha et al8 70FIncidental finding3 cmParatrachealCT
Pulmonary nodule
Pobielsky et al9 68FAsymptomatic4 cmConfluency with SCVSurgical CT