Aortic Rupture due to Co-localization of Aortic Intimal Myofibroblastic Sarcoma and Urothelial Carcinoma: A Unique Case Report.

Journal: Internal Medicine (Tokyo, Japan)
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Abstract

We herein report a unique case of aortic rupture due to co-localization of aortic intimal myofibroblastic sarcoma (IMFS) and urothelial carcinoma (UC). A 76-year-old man who was being followed up after surgery for UC 5 years earlier developed aortic rupture and underwent emergency surgery. Intraoperatively, a tumorous mass on the luminal side of the aortic arch was found near the rupture. A histopathological analysis of the mass revealed aortic IMFS. Furthermore, co-localization of IMFS and UC cells was found near the rupture. The fragility of the aortic wall due to co-localization of IMFS and UC was believed to contribute to the aortic rupture.

Authors
Yutaka Ohashi, Yuki Yamamoto, Akitoshi Yamada, Kazuhiro Yamamoto, Keisuke Arai, Fumiko Namba, Naokazu Miyamoto, Masaru Tomita, Takeshi Fukumoto, Tsutomu Minamikawa, Masahiro Oka