Hemoptysis from an unusual pulmonary arteriovenous malformation

Kin Hoi Thung; Alan D L Sihoe; Innes Y P Wan; Tak Wai Lee; Randolph Wong; Anthony P C Yim

doi:10.1016/s0003-4975(03)00685-4

Hemoptysis from an unusual pulmonary arteriovenous malformation

Ann Thorac Surg. 2003 Nov;76(5):1730-3. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(03)00685-4.

Authors

Kin Hoi Thung¹, Alan D L Sihoe, Innes Y P Wan, Tak Wai Lee, Randolph Wong, Anthony P C Yim

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China.

PMID: 14602328
DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(03)00685-4

Abstract

We report the case of a 64-year-old woman who presented with massive hemoptysis. She was found to be bleeding from a pulmonary arteriovenous malformation in the right middle lobe, which had a peculiar blood supply from the right internal mammary artery. Video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy was successfully performed for this condition. Limitations of embolization as a treatment modality for this condition are discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angiography / methods
Arteriovenous Malformations / complications
Arteriovenous Malformations / diagnostic imaging
Arteriovenous Malformations / surgery*
Biopsy, Needle
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hemoptysis / etiology*
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Lung Diseases / complications
Lung Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Lung Diseases / surgery*
Middle Aged
Pneumonectomy / methods
Pulmonary Artery / abnormalities*
Pulmonary Artery / pathology
Pulmonary Veins / abnormalities*
Pulmonary Veins / pathology
Radiography, Thoracic
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / methods
Treatment Outcome