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| العنوان: |
Azygos vein varix mimicking mediastinal mass in a patient with liver cirrhosis: a case report. |
| المؤلفون: |
Lee S, Kuo H, Peng M, Lin F, Shih S, Sheu C, Lin C, Lee, Shih-Yi, Kuo, Hsu-Tah, Peng, Ming-Jen, Lin, Fung-J, Shih, Shou-Chuan, Sheu, Chin-Yin, Lin, Ching-Chi |
| المصدر: |
CHEST; Feb2005, Vol. 127 Issue 2, p661-664, 4p |
| مستخلص: |
A giant venous varix of the azygos arch is a very rare cause of a mediastinal mass. The usual diagnosis of a mediastinal mass by mediastinoscopy or percutaneous fine-needle aspiration or biopsy is very hazardous if there is a venous varix. Noninvasive thoracic CT scanning is a safe and better choice for diagnosis. We describe the case of a woman with a posterior mediastinal mass caused by a giant azygos vein varix. Thoracic CT documented the diagnosis. The etiology of the azygos varix was portal hypertension secondary to liver cirrhosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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