title: Aortocutaneous fistula complicating a pseudoaneurysm of the thoracic aorta--a necropsy report.
abstract: This article presents the necropsy report on a 60-year-old male patient with a large thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm complicated by a protruding dorsal mass (pseudoaneurysm) and aortocutaneous fistula. This is the first reported case of a spontaneous aortocutaneous fistula complicating the natural course of a thoracic aortic aneurysm.
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil. daa@ufba.br <daa@ufba.br>
authors.forename: Daniel A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Athanazio
authors.forename: Paulo Roberto F
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Athanazio
authors.forename: Helenemarie
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schaer-Barbosa
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D001344:Autopsy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology