Invasive thymoma presenting as aortic dissection.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report the case of an invasive thymoma presenting as an aortic dissection in a 49-year-old woman with hypertension and a marfanoid appearance. The patient presented to the emergency department with "tearing" substernal chest pain. A chest radiograph revealed a right para-aortic bulge consistent with a dissecting aorta, but an aortogram was normal. Other disease states, including various types of mediastinal masses, have been reported to mimic aortic dissection.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Dissection
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Thymoma
- Thyroid Neoplasms