Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 2012;51(17):2355-9.
doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.51.8139. Epub 2012 Sep 1.

Aneurysm of the internal mammary artery with cystic medial degeneration

Yuji Okura  1 , Takashi Kawasaki, Tohru Hiura, Hiroshi Seki, Hirofumi Saito
Affiliations
Free article
Case Reports

Aneurysm of the internal mammary artery with cystic medial degeneration

Yuji Okura et al. Intern Med. 2012.
Free article

Abstract

We herein report the histopathology of a rare case of an idiopathic internal mammary artery aneurysm in a 61-year-old asymptomatic woman. Chest radiography during an annual medical check-up incidentally revealed the aneurysm, which was initially mistaken for a mediastinal tumor. Given that a rupture of the aneurysm could have been life-threatening, it was removed surgically, and found to possess a paper-thin arterial wall with cystic medial degeneration.

PubMed Disclaimer

Publication types