title: Primary leiomyosarcoma of the thoracic aorta presenting as a contained rupture.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City 52242-1062.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Steinberg
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Benda
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Lanza
mesh_terms: 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