Seelig M H, Klingler P J, Oldenburg W A, Blackshear J L
Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Fla 32224, USA.
J Vasc Surg. 1998 Oct;28(4):732-7. doi: 10.1016/s0741-5214(98)70104-1.
Primary malignant tumors of the thoracic and abdominal aortas are extremely rare. In most cases, a diagnosis is established either postmortem or after an emergency operation for embolic complications. We present the case of a thoracic aortic angiosarcoma in a 71-year-old man who initially was seen with peripheral embolization. The management of these tumors and the world literature are reviewed.