Authors: José Aderval Aragão, Iapunira Catarina Sant’Anna Aragão, Felipe Matheus Sant’Anna Aragão, Francisco Prado Reis.
True aneurysms of the cephalic vein are extremely rare and its clinical manifestations are little known. A case of a cephalic vein aneurysm in a 58-year-old woman, with no history of local trauma or injury, is presented. Clinical examination and ultrasonic imaging confirmed the aneurysm. Histological examination revealed an irregular thickness of the venous wall, showing hematic thrombus within its lumen and papillomatous hyperplasia of endothelial cells. After the cephalic vein aneurysm was exposed, the proximal and distal stumps of the cephalic vein were isolated and ligated, and the aneurysm was resected
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