Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2009 Jun;42(3):380-383.
Surgical Treatment of an Aneurysm on a Branch of the Subclavian Artery, and the Mass Presented as a Neck Mass : A case report
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Korea. yonaa@kku.ac.kr
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