Primary leiomyosarcoma of the thoracic aorta presenting as a contained rupture.

Steinberg, J B; Johnson, E R; Benda, J A; Lanza, L A · Ann Thorac Surg · 1993

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Primary neoplasms of the aorta are rare and usually present with signs and symptoms due to intraluminal obstruction. A case of a 48-year-old man who presented with a contained rupture of the thoracic aorta secondary to a leiomyosarcoma is reported.

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