title: Aortic intimal sarcoma detected on helical CT.
abstract: Aortic intimal sarcomas are rare among the already uncommon primary aortic neoplasms. Due to a low index of suspicion, characteristic radiographic and clinical findings are sometimes misattributed and the diagnosis is not made until autopsy. We describe the helical CT findings of a patient with an advanced aortic intimal sarcoma, intraluminal and extraluminal disease, and extensive metastases.
authors.affiliation: Lauren V. Ackerman Laboratory of Surgical Pathology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA. kcrone@path.wustl.edu
authors.forename: Kimberley G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Crone
authors.forename: Sanjeev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhalla
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Pfeifer
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed; D017539:Tunica Intima / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology