title: [Aortic aneurysm misinterpreted as pulmonary tumor].
abstract: Two cases have been reported of patients with an atherosclerotic saccular aneurysm of the descending aorta which simulated a left-sided lung neoplasm. Despite advanced diagnostic procedures, the diagnosis was not made before thoracotomy. The authors discuss some of the diagnostic problems related to thoracic saccular aneurysms.
authors.affiliation: Kirurgisk avdeling, Buskerud sentralsykehus, Drammen.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Naess
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Svane
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Aortaaneurisme misoppfattet som lungetumor.