Pseudoaneurysm of the posterior circumflex humeral artery diagnosed by sonography

J Clin Ultrasound. 2009 Jun;37(5):315-8. doi: 10.1002/jcu.20548.

Abstract

We report a rare case of a pseudoaneurysm of the posterior circumflex humeral artery, probably related to a steroid injection in the shoulder 3 months earlier. The clinical presentation was atypical and the location not previously described in the literature. The patient was referred with a painless, nonpulsatile mass in the posterior shoulder region and was suspected of a malignant soft-tissue tumor. Sonography, including power Doppler imaging, demonstrated a pseudoaneurysm, with the intralesional blood-filled cavity developed from the posterior circumflex humeral artery. The diagnosis was confirmed by pathologic examination of the surgical specimen.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aneurysm, False / diagnosis
  • Aneurysm, False / diagnostic imaging*
  • Aneurysm, False / pathology
  • Aneurysm, False / surgery
  • Angiography / methods
  • Arteries / diagnostic imaging*
  • Arteries / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Humerus / blood supply*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler