title: Transesophageal echocardiography detection of an esophageal sarcoma mimicking aortic dissection.
abstract: This report shows that transesophageal echocardiography can detect thoracic pathology, in this case esophageal sarcoma, as well as cardiac and aortic abnormalities. Transesophageal echocardiography can help differentiate cardiac from aortic or other intrathoracic pathology when the patient's history and physical examination do not provide enough information.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lerakis
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Clements
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male