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(Circulation. 1974;49:1011.)
© 1974 American Heart Association, Inc.

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Pulmonary Varix

A Diagnostic Pitfall

JAMES E. DAVIA M.D.¹; MICHAEL S. GOLDEN M.D.¹; HERMAN L. PRICE M.D.¹; JAMES E. HASTINGS M.D.¹; MELVIN D. CHEITLIN M.D.¹

¹ From the Cardiology Service, Walter Reed General Hospital, Washington, D.C. 20012.

Pulmonary varix is a rare lesion consisting of aneurysmal dilatation of a pulmonary vein. Its radiologic appearance may be indistinguishable from a neoplasm, granuloma, or pulmonary arteriovenous fistula. Pulmonary angiography with follow-up through the venous phase is the only method of diagnosis. Reported herein is an illustrative case.

Key Words: Coin lesion • Mediastinal lymphadenopathy • Bronchogenic carcinoma • Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula

Submitted on November 29, 1973
Accepted on January 7, 1974

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