title: Thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture secondary to lymphocytic lymphoma.
abstract: We present the case of a 60-year old woman with a ruptured thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA). It was a Type IV TAAA in the Crawford Classification. A mycotic origin was suspected as she had a known history of lymphocytic lymphoma. She underwent thoraco-abdominal aortic replacement with a good surgical result. Histopathological examination revealed destruction of the aortic layers due to inflammatory lymphomatous aortic infiltration. The patient fully recovered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Hôpital Marie-Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France margaux.pontailler@wanadoo.fr.
authors.forename: Margaux
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pontailler
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Hôpital Marie-Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France.
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fabre
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Hôpital Marie-Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France.
authors.forename: Theresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hocquemiller-Khalife
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Hôpital Marie-Lannelongue, Le Plessis Robinson, France.
authors.forename: Elie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fadel
mesh_terms: D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001706:Biopsy; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Lymphoma; Spinal cord protection; Thoraco-abdominal aneurysm repair; Thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysm