Haemoptysis - A rare presentation of aortic aneurysm

We report a case of a 65 year old man who presented with haemoptysis. X-ray chest PA view shows mediastinal widening suggestive of mediastinal mass. A CT scan of thorax shows a large aneurysm of ascending aorta & arch of aorta. This an-eurysm is eroding the trachea and abutting the sternu...

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Main Authors: Nair Girija, Jindal Savita, Chandra Abhishek, Swami Shivani, Garg Pankaj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2008-01-01
Series:Lung India
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Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2008;volume=25;issue=1;spage=20;epage=21;aulast=Nair