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Published in: European Radiology 12/2008

01-12-2008 | Interpretation Corner

Giant coronary artery aneurysm: an unusual cause of a mediastinal mass (2008: 9b)

Authors: Paraskevi A. Vlachou, Kevin Mulcahy, William Adair

Published in: European Radiology | Issue 12/2008

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Abstract

A rare case of giant coronary artery aneurysm related to an episode of blackout is presented. The aneurysm projected as a para-cardiac mass on the chest X-ray. The echocardiographic, MDCT and coronary angiography appearances of this rare condition are demonstrated, and we discuss the differential diagnoses of right para-cardiac masses.
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Metadata
Title
Giant coronary artery aneurysm: an unusual cause of a mediastinal mass (2008: 9b)
Authors
Paraskevi A. Vlachou
Kevin Mulcahy
William Adair
Publication date
01-12-2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Radiology / Issue 12/2008
Print ISSN: 0938-7994
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1084
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-008-1010-1

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