Primary lymphoma of the aorta presenting as a descending thoracic aortic aneurysm

Anthony L Estrera; Eyal E Porat; Rashad Aboul-Nasr; Ken Y Sin; L Maximilian Buja; Hazim J Safi

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.03.091

Primary lymphoma of the aorta presenting as a descending thoracic aortic aneurysm

Ann Thorac Surg. 2005 Oct;80(4):1502-4. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.03.091.

Authors

Anthony L Estrera¹, Eyal E Porat, Rashad Aboul-Nasr, Ken Y Sin, L Maximilian Buja, Hazim J Safi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, The University of Texas, Houston Medical School, Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA.

PMID: 16181902
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.03.091

Abstract

We describe a case of primary lymphoma of the thoracic aorta that presented as an aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta. The aortic tumor was successfully resected with 2-year disease-free survival.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aorta
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnosis*
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Heart Neoplasms / surgery
Humans
Lymphoma, Follicular / diagnosis*
Lymphoma, Follicular / surgery
Middle Aged
Treatment Outcome