Descending thoracic aorta dissection associated with esophageal carcinoma

The association of aortic dissection with a malignancy is a rare finding and previous reports are usually those of primary aortic sarcomas. A 45-year-old male presented to us with chest pain and dysphagia for 1 month with a background history of obstructive airway disease and uncontrolled hypertensi...

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Main Authors: Kaushik Saha, Debabrata Saha, Ankan Bandyopadhyay, Debraj Jash
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2013-01-01
Series:South Asian Journal of Cancer
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Online Access:http://journal.sajc.org/article.asp?issn=2278-330X;year=2013;volume=2;issue=2;spage=54;epage=54;aulast=Saha