Primary leiomyosarcoma of the thoracic aorta presenting as a contained rupture.
Primary neoplasms of the aorta are rare and usually present with signs and symptoms due to intraluminal obstruction. A case of a 48-year-old man who presented with a contained rupture of the thoracic aorta secondary to a leiomyosarcoma is reported.
Steinberg
J B
JB
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City 52242-1062.
Johnson
E R
ER
Benda
J A
JA
Lanza
L A
LA
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms