| Aortic angiosarcoma: a rare cause for leaking thoracic aneurysm. | |
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PMID: 20145931 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Primary malignant tumours of the aorta are rare. They present with aneurysm formation, arterial occlusion, and embolic phenomenon. We report the case of a 56-year-old man whose initial presentation and investigations lead to emergency endovascular stenting of a descending thoracic aneurysm with a contained leak. Initial response was favourable, yet the patient presented again with worsening symptoms. The circum-aortic haematoma expanded by 50% on subsequent imaging, but no endoleak was identified. When altered bone marrow signal was identified on magnetic resonance imaging, the possibility of malignancy was considered. A metastatic skin lesion was then biopsied, which demonstrated morphological and immunohistochemical features consistent with metastases from a pleomorphic sarcoma of the aorta. |
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S L Hales; R Locke; A Sandison; M Jenkins; M Hamady |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-02-10 |
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Title: Cardiovascular and interventional radiology Volume: 34 Suppl 2 ISSN: 1432-086X ISO Abbreviation: Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol Publication Date: 2011 Feb |
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Created Date: 2011-02-14 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8003538 Medline TA: Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 20-4 Citation Subset: IM |
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St. Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, W2 1NY, UK, sarah.hales@imperial.nhs.uk. |
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