Bovine arch

Case contributed by Safwat Mohammad Almoghazy , 12 Jan 2017
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Vikas Shah, 13 Jan 2017

Updates to Case Attributes

Presentation was changed:
A case of metastatic cancerStaging CT for breast on hormonal treatment. cancer
Age changed from 69Y to 70 years.
Body was changed:

Bovine aortic arch (normal variant) of the aortic arch is incidentally noted; the brachiocephalic (innominate) artery shares a common origin with the left common carotid artery. 

  • -<p>Bovine arch (normal variant) of the aortic arch is incidentally noted; the brachiocephalic (innominate) artery shares a common origin with the left common carotid artery. </p><p> </p>
  • +<p>Bovine aortic arch (normal variant) is incidentally noted; the brachiocephalic (innominate) artery shares a common origin with the left common carotid artery. </p><p> </p>

References changed:

  • https://radiopaedia.org/articles/bovine-arch

Systems changed:

Tags changed:

  • anatomy
  • anatomic variant
  • variant

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

CT findings:

·         leftLeft pulmonary nodules largest on the left lower lobe

·         No. No suspicious pulmonary lesions seen in the right lung or pleural effusion.

·         Evidence Evidence of right mastectomy with no suspicious lesions seen in the operative bed.

·         Rounded Rounded solitary lymph node is seen in the left axilla (pectoral group I) measuring about 0.9 X 0.9 cm with no obvious lesions seen in the left breast for mammogram correlation.

·         BovineBovine aortic arch (normal variant) of the aortic arch is incidentally noted; the brachiocephalic (innominate) artery shares a common origin with the left common carotid artery. 

Images Changes:

Image CT (C+ arterial phase) ( update )

Description was changed:
Bovine aortic arch (normal variant) of the aortic arch is incidentally noted; the brachiocephalic (innominate) artery shares a common origin with the left common carotid artery.

Image CT (C+ arterial phase) ( update )

Description was changed:
Bovine aortic arch (normal variant) of the aortic arch is incidentally noted; the brachiocephalic (innominate) artery shares a common origin with the left common carotid artery.

Image CT (C+ arterial phase) ( update )

Description was changed:
Bovine aortic arch (normal variant) of the aortic arch is incidentally noted; the brachiocephalic (innominate) artery shares a common origin with the left common carotid artery.

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