A rare brachial artery pseudoaneurysm 13 years after excision of a humeral osteochondroma

Ann Plast Surg. 2004 Apr;52(4):419-22. doi: 10.1097/01.sap.0000099818.70078.2b.

Abstract

Pseudoaneurysms resulting from vascular impingement by osteochondromas are extremely rare. The authors detail the case of a 19-year-old man who represents the third known report in the English literature of a brachial artery pseudoaneurysm associated with a humeral osteochondroma. In patients presenting with a painful upper arm mass and a history of multiple hereditary exostoses, one must have a high index of suspicion for pseudoaneurysm.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aneurysm, False / diagnosis
  • Aneurysm, False / etiology*
  • Aneurysm, False / surgery
  • Bone Neoplasms / complications*
  • Bone Neoplasms / surgery
  • Brachial Artery*
  • Humans
  • Humerus*
  • Male
  • Orthopedic Procedures
  • Osteochondroma / complications*
  • Osteochondroma / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures / methods