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. 2019 Dec;7(6):169-171.
doi: 10.1055/s-0039-3401809. Epub 2020 Apr 9.

Primary Sarcoma of Descending Aorta

Adele Tessitore  1 , Alessio V Mariolo  1 , Domenico Galetta  1 , Giulia Sedda  1 , Rosa Spirito  2 , Lorenzo Spaggiari  1   3
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Primary Sarcoma of Descending Aorta

Adele Tessitore et al. Aorta (Stamford). 2019 Dec.

Abstract

Primitive aortic sarcomas are rare tumors characterized by resistance to medical treatment and a poor prognosis with high metastatic rates and local recurrences. Surgery remains the mainstay treatment and is based on challenging and technically demanding resections with high rate of major intraoperative and postoperative complications. We report the case of a patient with primitive intimal sarcoma of the aorta, who underwent a descending aortic resection and reconstruction with a prosthetic tube.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest related to this article.

Figures

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Magnetic resonance imaging ( A ) at the diagnosis and ( B ) after post induction chemotherapy.
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Surgical specimen.
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