title: Primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the aorta.
abstract: A rare case of malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the aorta is reported. Review of the literature revealed that primary tumors of the aorta are exclusively mesenchymal tumors that almost invariably pursue a fatal course.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001027:Aortography; D005260:Female; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans