| Popis: |
Aortic lesions are common and well known to the lay and medical profession. Malignant disease of the aorta is very rare, and few thoracic or vascular physicians have ever seen or treated a patient with either primary or secondary aortic malignancies. The lesions may be confusing in both their presentation and their diagnostic studies. The most common primary lesions are various types of sarcomas, and the usual metastatic tumors primarily arise as bronchopulmonary or esophageal carcinomas. Treatment, usually surgical, is primarily palliative, and the majority (90%) of afflicted patients are deceased from the disease within 3 years. |
