Mesenteric infarction secondary to tumor emboli from primary aortic sarcoma. Guidelines for diagnosis and management.
Primary aortic tumors are rare, difficult to diagnose, and often fatal. This case and a review of the literature identified aortic tumors as a potential source of emboli leading to acute mesenteric insufficiency. The case showed the efficacy of magnetic resonance imaging in diagnosing and determining the extent and location of an aortic tumor.
Higgins
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Department of Surgery and Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania.
Posner
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Moosa
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Staley
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Pataki
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Mendelow
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D000368:Aged; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000473:pathology; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D007422:Intestines / Q000098:blood supply; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008641:Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / Q000209:etiology*; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating / Q000473:pathology*; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*