Primary aortic intimal sarcoma masquerading as intramural hematoma

Primary aortic intimal sarcoma masquerading as intramural hematoma

Primary aortic intimal sarcoma is a very rare disease and most patients present with features similar to those of atherosclerotic plaque and thrombus; however, primary aortic intimal sarcoma presents with features similar to those of intramural hematoma (IMH) on CT imaging and clinical presentation...

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Main Authors: Fan Xiaodong, Chen Xiaofeng, Yang Zhiqi, Zhang Tianhui, Liao Yuting, Fan Weixiong, Chen Xiangguang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2021-09-01
Series:Open Medicine
Subjects:
thoracic aorta
intimal sarcoma
intramural hematoma
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2021-0337
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spelling doaj-909e3e0f71b14f4d99f496e34b9aa02b2021-10-03T07:42:38ZengDe GruyterOpen Medicine2391-54632021-09-011611306131010.1515/med-2021-0337Primary aortic intimal sarcoma masquerading as intramural hematomaFan Xiaodong0Chen Xiaofeng1Yang Zhiqi2Zhang Tianhui3Liao Yuting4Fan Weixiong5Chen Xiangguang6Department of Radiology, Meizhou People’s Hospital, Meizhou, 514031, ChinaDepartment of Radiology, Meizhou People’s Hospital, Meizhou, 514031, ChinaDepartment of Radiology, Meizhou People’s Hospital, Meizhou, 514031, ChinaDepartment of Radiology, Meizhou People’s Hospital, Meizhou, 514031, ChinaGE Healthcare, Guangzhou, 510623, ChinaDepartment of Radiology, Meizhou People’s Hospital, Meizhou, 514031, ChinaDepartment of Radiology, Meizhou People’s Hospital, Meizhou, 514031, ChinaPrimary aortic intimal sarcoma is a very rare disease and most patients present with features similar to those of atherosclerotic plaque and thrombus; however, primary aortic intimal sarcoma presents with features similar to those of intramural hematoma (IMH) on CT imaging and clinical presentation had never been previously reported. Here we report a case involving a 49-year-old woman with primary aortic intimal sarcoma masquerading as IMH on radiological images and clinical presentation. We also discuss some of the diagnostic pitfalls and hope that these diagnostic pitfalls will be very useful for clinicians.https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2021-0337thoracic aortaintimal sarcomaintramural hematoma
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author Fan Xiaodong
Chen Xiaofeng
Yang Zhiqi
Zhang Tianhui
Liao Yuting
Fan Weixiong
Chen Xiangguang
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Chen Xiaofeng
Yang Zhiqi
Zhang Tianhui
Liao Yuting
Fan Weixiong
Chen Xiangguang
Primary aortic intimal sarcoma masquerading as intramural hematoma
Open Medicine
thoracic aorta
intimal sarcoma
intramural hematoma
author_facet Fan Xiaodong
Chen Xiaofeng
Yang Zhiqi
Zhang Tianhui
Liao Yuting
Fan Weixiong
Chen Xiangguang
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title Primary aortic intimal sarcoma masquerading as intramural hematoma
title_short Primary aortic intimal sarcoma masquerading as intramural hematoma
title_full Primary aortic intimal sarcoma masquerading as intramural hematoma
title_fullStr Primary aortic intimal sarcoma masquerading as intramural hematoma
title_full_unstemmed Primary aortic intimal sarcoma masquerading as intramural hematoma
title_sort primary aortic intimal sarcoma masquerading as intramural hematoma
publisher De Gruyter
series Open Medicine
issn 2391-5463
publishDate 2021-09-01
description Primary aortic intimal sarcoma is a very rare disease and most patients present with features similar to those of atherosclerotic plaque and thrombus; however, primary aortic intimal sarcoma presents with features similar to those of intramural hematoma (IMH) on CT imaging and clinical presentation had never been previously reported. Here we report a case involving a 49-year-old woman with primary aortic intimal sarcoma masquerading as IMH on radiological images and clinical presentation. We also discuss some of the diagnostic pitfalls and hope that these diagnostic pitfalls will be very useful for clinicians.
topic thoracic aorta
intimal sarcoma
intramural hematoma
url https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2021-0337
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