title: Two cases of intra-pericardial tumors arising from the ascending aorta in adults.
abstract: Two female patients aged 64 and 50 years, who had intra-pericardial tumors arising from the ascending aorta, are reported. Both patients were admitted with mediastinal mass. Surgery was performed by median sternotomy with complete excision. Histology revealed teratoma and ectopic thyroid. Tumors arising from the ascending aorta are very rare and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of the mediastinal masses.
authors.affiliation: Marie-Lannelongue Hospital, Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery and Heart-Lung Transplantation, 133, avenue de la resistance, 92350, Le Plessis Robinson, France. o.chataigner@ccml.fr
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Chataigner
authors.forename: Sacha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mussot
authors.forename: Elie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fadel
authors.forename: Philippe G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Dartevelle
mesh_terms: D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013961:Thyroid Gland; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed