Descending thoracic aorta dissection associated with esophageal carcinoma.
The association of aortic dissection with a malignancy is a rare finding and previous reports are usually those of primary aortic sarcomas. A 45-year-old male presented to us with chest pain and dysphagia for 1 month with a background history of obstructive airway disease and uncontrolled hypertension. In this report we present a case of typical descending aorta dissection with associated esophageal carcinoma.
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Burdwan, West Bengal, India.
Kaushik
K
Saha
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, NRS Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Debabrata
D
Saha
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Midnapur Medical College and Hospital, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India.
Ankan
A
Bandyopadhyay
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, NRS Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Debraj
D
Jash
Descending; dissection; esophageal carcinoma; thoracic aorta