File:Azygos vein aneurysm (Radiopaedia 77824-90130 B 31).jpg

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Description	Radiopaedia case ID: 77824 Image ID: 52722343 Image stack position: 31/54 Plane projection: Axial Aux modality: contrast-enhanced-mediastinal window Study findings: Contrast-enhanced CT scan of the chest shows a large aneurysmal vessel above the right tracheobronchial angle mildly compressing and draining into the superior vena cava (T5 vertebra level). Within the aneurysm are thrombus extending to the SVC and expanding the azygocaval junction. Multifocal filling defects are noted in the right upper lobe, lingula and left lower lobe representing segmental and subsegmental pulmonary thromboembolism. Modality: CT System: Chest Findings: Initial chest radiograph (Image 1) in supine position shows a large mass-like convex soft tissue opacity in the right superior posterior mediastinum. Follow-up radiograph (Image 2) taken few days after in upright position however revealed a lobulated mass-like structure in the right hilar region. No surgical intervention was done in the interim.
Date	Published: 27th May 2020
Source	https://radiopaedia.org/cases/azygos-vein-aneurysm
Author	Anton Lorenzo Gutierrez
Permission (Permission-reusing-text)	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

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