A saccular superior vena cava aneurysm with unique diagnostic computed tomography findings

Tetsuya Yokoyama; Taro Setoguchi; Kazuo Sakamoto; Shun Mashimoto; Daisuke Eto; Hiroshi Wataya

doi:10.1002/rcr2.281

A saccular superior vena cava aneurysm with unique diagnostic computed tomography findings

Respirol Case Rep. 2017 Oct 23;6(1):e00281. doi: 10.1002/rcr2.281. eCollection 2018 Jan.

Authors

Tetsuya Yokoyama¹, Taro Setoguchi², Kazuo Sakamoto³, Shun Mashimoto¹, Daisuke Eto¹, Hiroshi Wataya¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine Saiseikai Fukuoka General Hospital Fukuoka Japan.
² Department of Radiology Saiseikai Fukuoka General Hospital Fukuoka Japan.
³ Department of Cardiology Saiseikai Fukuoka General Hospital Fukuoka Japan.

Abstract

A saccular superior vena cava aneurysm is a rare venous aneurysm that presents as mediastinal mass lesions. An evaluation using contrast-enhanced computed tomography is indispensable for the diagnosis.

Keywords: computed tomography; mediastinal tumour; saccular aneurysm; superior vena cava; venous aneurysm.

Publication types

Case Reports