Key result
Autopsy of a 75-year-old woman revealed severe occlusion of the thoracic aorta due to leiomyosarcoma with metastases and a secondary dissecting aneurysm.
Population
1 patient, a 75-year-old Japanese woman with hypertension, melena, and lumbago.
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Rare leiomyosarcoma may underlie thoracic aortic occlusion with secondary dissection; extends differential diagnosis but leaves open prevalence and management.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report documents a rare instance of thoracic aortic leiomyosarcoma leading to severe occlusion and a secondary dissecting aneurysm.
Suzuki et al. (1989) conducted a case report in Leiomyosarcoma of the thoracic aorta (n=1). Autopsy of a 75-year-old woman revealed severe occlusion of the thoracic aorta due to leiomyosarcoma with metastases and a secondary dissecting aneurysm.
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