Journal article
Preaortic interazygous vein; mimicker of other pathologies
Clinical imaging, Vol.33(2), pp.144-145
2009
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2008.11.002
PMID: 19237060
Abstract
We present a case of preaortic interazygous vein found incidentally in a patient with a breast mass and back pain. Enhanced CT showed a vascular structure surrounding the left anterior portion of the thoracic aorta at the level of T8, which was continuous to the azygous vein on the right side and to the hemiazygous vein on the left. This finding represents preaortic interazygous vein crossing anterior to the aorta. This vascular variation, which is a very rare form of the azygous venous system, can mimic other mediastinal pathologies. We must take this vascular variation into consideration during CT interpretation.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Preaortic interazygous vein; mimicker of other pathologies
- Creators
- Akihiro Nishie - Department of Radiology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242-1077, USAThomas Barloon - Department of Radiology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242-1077, USAAnn Schreiber - Department of Radiology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242-1077, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Clinical imaging, Vol.33(2), pp.144-145
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.clinimag.2008.11.002
- PMID
- 19237060
- ISSN
- 0899-7071
- eISSN
- 1873-4499
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2009
- Academic Unit
- Radiology
- Record Identifier
- 9984051799102771
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