[Primary angiosarcoma of the aorta]

Vasa. 2007 Feb;36(1):33-40. doi: 10.1024/0301-1526.36.1.33.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Primary angiosarcoma of the aorta is a rare disease. The prognosis is poor, resulting of embolic complications and early metastatic disease, with a median survival of nine months. Diagnosis is difficult and often made post-mortem. We report the case of a 68-year-old woman referred for a thrombosis of the superior mesenteric artery, occurring a few weeks after resection of an angiosarcoma of the small intestine, disclosing a primary angiosarcoma of the aortic wall with metastatic disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aorta, Thoracic* / pathology
  • Aortic Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Aortic Diseases / pathology
  • Aortic Diseases / therapy
  • Aortography
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Hemangiosarcoma / diagnosis*
  • Hemangiosarcoma / pathology
  • Hemangiosarcoma / secondary
  • Hemangiosarcoma / therapy
  • Humans
  • Ileal Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Ileal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Ileal Neoplasms / secondary
  • Ileal Neoplasms / therapy
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Jejunal Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Jejunal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Jejunal Neoplasms / secondary
  • Jejunal Neoplasms / therapy
  • Mesenteric Artery, Superior* / pathology
  • Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / etiology*
  • Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / pathology
  • Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Thrombosis / etiology*
  • Thrombosis / pathology
  • Thrombosis / therapy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Vascular Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Vascular Neoplasms / pathology
  • Vascular Neoplasms / therapy