Higgins R, Posner M C, Moosa H H, Staley C, Pataki K I, Mendelow H
Department of Surgery and Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania.
Cancer. 1991 Oct 1;68(7):1622-7. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19911001)68:7<1622::aid-cncr2820680726>3.0.co;2-b.
Primary aortic tumors are rare, difficult to diagnose, and often fatal. This case and a review of the literature identified aortic tumors as a potential source of emboli leading to acute mesenteric insufficiency. The case showed the efficacy of magnetic resonance imaging in diagnosing and determining the extent and location of an aortic tumor.
