Carcinoid tumor invading the thoracic aorta: en-bloc resection.
One of the rare cases in which metastases of a carcinoid tumor infiltrate the aortic wall is reported. Cross-clamping the descending aorta and en-bloc resection of the tumor and the descending aorta were possible. The postoperative course was uneventful.
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Dept. of Surgery, Central Hospital, Augsburg, Germany.
D000368:Aged; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness