Differentiating aortic fibrosarcoma from acute intramural hematoma Yader Sandoval, MD, Joseph Van Camp, MD, Stuart Cameron, MD, Charles A. Herzog, MD, Gautam R. Shroff, MBBS The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 143, Issue 1, Pages e7-e8 (January 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.10.016 Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 CT with contrast shows the tumor (asterisk) in both long-axis and transverse views. The pericardial effusion is also evident in the transverse view (arrow). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 143, e7-e8DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.10.016) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Histopathology. Biopsy from mass was obtained, showing a monomorphic spindle cell sarcoma. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 143, e7-e8DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.10.016) Copyright © 2012 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions