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Case Reports
. 2010 Mar;10(3):462-3.
doi: 10.1510/icvts.2009.226753. Epub 2009 Dec 29.

The rupture of descending thoracic aorta due to the necrosis of aortic intimal sarcoma

Mutsuo Tanaka  1 , Minoru Tabata, Tomoki Shimokawa, Shuichiro Takanashi
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The rupture of descending thoracic aorta due to the necrosis of aortic intimal sarcoma

Mutsuo Tanaka et al. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2010 Mar.

Abstract

Aortic intimal sarcoma is rare and the prognosis is very poor. We experienced a case of ruptured aortic intimal sarcoma in the descending aorta. A 69-year-old man underwent an emergency operation for the rupture of descending aorta. The postoperative course was uneventful. The histological examination of aortic wall showed aortic intimal sarcoma. The patient developed a local recurrence and abdominal dissemination of the tumor three months after surgery. We report the case and discuss about the diagnosis and treatment of thoracic aortic intimal sarcoma.

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