Peripheral pulmonary artery aneurysm presenting as a solitary pulmonary nodule

We report the case of a 63-year-old female patient who was evaluated due to a solitary pulmonary nodule. The final diagnosis was a solitary peripheral pulmonary artery saccular aneurysm. The patient was submitted to a pulmonary lobectomy with excellent recovery. Peripheral pulmonary artery aneurysms...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Tamagno, Mauro Federico Luis, Castelli, Jussara Bianchi, Bibas, Benoit Jacques, Minamoto, Helio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: São Paulo, SP: Universidade de São Paulo, Hospital Universitário 2015
Materias:
Article / Clinical Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4584665/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26484335
http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2015.007
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Sumario:We report the case of a 63-year-old female patient who was evaluated due to a solitary pulmonary nodule. The final diagnosis was a solitary peripheral pulmonary artery saccular aneurysm. The patient was submitted to a pulmonary lobectomy with excellent recovery. Peripheral pulmonary artery aneurysms that arise from segmental or intrapulmonary branches are extremely rare, and their management is still controversial.

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