Endometrial stromal sarcoma invading the abdominal aorta treated with aortic replacement Brandon C. Busuito, BS, Charles Adger West, MD, Nabila Rasool, MD, Craig Rogers, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 55, Issue 3, Pages 844-846 (March 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2011.09.088 Copyright © 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Computed tomography (CT) scan demonstrating encasement of the aorta in 270 degrees by the tumor mass. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2012 55, 844-846DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2011.09.088) Copyright © 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Intraoperative photograph after en bloc aortic and tumor resection showing tumor resection area and replaced segment of the infra-abdominal aorta with a 12-mm prosthetic graft. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2012 55, 844-846DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2011.09.088) Copyright © 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Photomicrographs demonstrate histology with hematoxylin-eosin staining of the para-aortic mass of endometrial stromal sarcoma tumor mass noted by asterisks (**) and the tumor-aortic wall interface (A); (arrow) denotes the aortic lumen (original magnification, × 40). An endometrial stromal sarcoma cell is illustrated (arrowhead) infiltrating into the outer adventia with surrounding inflammation and hemorrhage (B) (original magnification, × 100). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2012 55, 844-846DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2011.09.088) Copyright © 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions