title: Primary lymphoma of the aorta presenting as a descending thoracic aortic aneurysm.
abstract: We describe a case of primary lymphoma of the thoracic aorta that presented as an aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta. The aortic tumor was successfully resected with 2-year disease-free survival.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, The University of Texas, Houston Medical School, Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Anthony L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Estrera
authors.forename: Eyal E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Porat
authors.forename: Rashad
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aboul-Nasr
authors.forename: Ken Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Sin
authors.forename: L Maximilian
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Buja
authors.forename: Hazim J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Safi
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008224:Lymphoma, Follicular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome