| Literature DB >> 22975548 |
Yuji Okura1, Takashi Kawasaki, Tohru Hiura, Hiroshi Seki, Hirofumi Saito.
Abstract
We herein report the histopathology of a rare case of an idiopathic internal mammary artery aneurysm in a 61-year-old asymptomatic woman. Chest radiography during an annual medical check-up incidentally revealed the aneurysm, which was initially mistaken for a mediastinal tumor. Given that a rupture of the aneurysm could have been life-threatening, it was removed surgically, and found to possess a paper-thin arterial wall with cystic medial degeneration.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22975548 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.51.8139
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Intern Med ISSN: 0918-2918 Impact factor: 1.271