Images in Clinical Radiology
Popliteal venous aneurysm.
Authors:
N Favoreel ,
Department of Radiology, Stedelijk Ziekenhuis Roeselare, Belgium, BE
M Devooghdt,
Department of Radiology, Stedelijk Ziekenhuis Roeselare, Belgium
J Marrannes,
Department of Radiology, Stedelijk Ziekenhuis Roeselare, Belgium
P Gellens,
Department of Vascular Surgery, Stedelijk Ziekenhuis Roeselare, Belgium
B Van Holsbeeck
Department of Radiology, Stedelijk Ziekenhuis
Roeselare, Belgium, BE
Abstract
A 55-year-old man presented to his general practitioner with sudden local discomfort in the left calf. His symptoms were atypical and vague. Subsequently, he was referred for diagnostic imaging. Ultrasound identified a well circumscribed nodular mass in the popliteal fossa with a diameter of approximately 25 mm and a heterogeneous, hypoechoic appearance (Fig. A). The origin of the mass was not entirely clear on US and subsequently a MRI study was performed.
Published on
01 Jan 2012.
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