Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma Arising From the Aortic Wall Mimicking a Pseudoaneurysm With Ulceration

Daisuke Utsunomiya; Osamu Ikeda; Ichiro Ideta; Touitsu Hirayama; Yasuyuki Yamashita; Takihiro Kamio

doi:10.1253/circj.71.1659

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Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma Arising From the Aortic Wall Mimicking a Pseudoaneurysm With Ulceration

Daisuke Utsunomiya, Osamu Ikeda, Ichiro Ideta, Touitsu Hirayama, Yasuyuki Yamashita, Takihiro Kamio

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Keywords: Aorta, Computed tomography (CT), Tumor

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2007 Volume 71 Issue 10 Pages 1659-1661

DOI https://doi.org/10.1253/circj.71.1659

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Abstract

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the thoracic aorta associated with ulcer-like projection has not been reported previously. The hypovascular tumor of the thoracic aorta involved the mural layer, which showed intra- and extra-mural growth patterns and no significant filling defect within the aortic lumen, and mimicked ulcer-like projection with secondary pseudoaneurysm formation. Aortic tumor, although rare, should be included among the causes of an ulcer-like projection. (Circ J 2007; 71: 1659 - 1661)

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