Surgical Treatment of an Aneurysm on a Branch of the Subclavian Artery, and the Mass Presented as a Neck Mass : A case report.
- Author:
Woo Surng LEE
1
;
Yo Han KIM
;
Hyun Keun CHEE
;
Jae Joon HWANG
;
Jun Seok KIM
;
Song Am LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Korea. yonaa@kku.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Aneurysm;
Subclavian artery
- MeSH:
Aged;
Aneurysm;
Atherosclerosis;
Female;
Humans;
Neck;
Rare Diseases;
Subclavian Artery
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2009;42(3):380-383
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Subclavian artery aneurysms are a very rare disease and the common causes are trauma, infection and atherosclerosis. A 69-year-old female, who had no history of trauma and infection, underwent surgical treatment for an aneurysm on a branch of the subclavian artery, and this aneurysm presented as a neck mass
