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The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (대한심장혈관흉부외과학회)
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Saccular Aneurysm of the External Jugular Vein: A Case Report

  • Lee, Hae Young (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kosin University Gospel Hospital, Kosin University College of Medicine) ;
  • Cho, Sung Ho (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kosin University Gospel Hospital, Kosin University College of Medicine) ;
  • Ko, Taek Yong (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kosin University Gospel Hospital, Kosin University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Hyun Su (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kosin University Gospel Hospital, Kosin University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Jong In (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kosin University Gospel Hospital, Kosin University College of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Sung Dal (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kosin University Gospel Hospital, Kosin University College of Medicine) ;
  • Cho, Sung Rae (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kosin University Gospel Hospital, Kosin University College of Medicine) ;
  • Chun, Bong Kwon (Department of Pathology, Kosin University Gospel Hospital, Kosin University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2013.10.07
  • Accepted : 2013.11.21
  • Published : 2014.04.05
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Abstract

Saccular aneurysm of the external jugular vein presenting as a neck mass is very rare. We report the surgical treatment of an external jugular venous aneurysm in a 48-year-old female patient due to the cosmetic problem of neck engorgement, concomitant with thyroidectomy for cancer.

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