title: Silent rupture of aortic aneurysm mimicking lung malignancy.
abstract: Extra-pulmonary diseases may mimic pulmonary lesions on chest radiography. We report a case of a silent rupture of an atherosclerotic thoracic aortic aneurysm with peripheral thrombus formation, that closely mimicked a complicated lung malignancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Teaching Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: S N R
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Wijesinghe
authors.forename: B M G D
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Yasaratne
authors.forename: R M D
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Madegedara
mesh_terms: D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed