Repair of ascending aortic aneurysm in a patient with fibrosarcoma over sternum

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2003 Dec;11(4):352-4. doi: 10.1177/021849230301100419.

Abstract

The combination of an ascending aortic aneurysm and suprasternal soft tissue tumor is rarely reported in the literature. This case involves a 62-year-old man diagnosed with an ascending aortic aneurysm and a fibrosarcoma over the sternum that was successfully treated by surgery. The patient underwent an aortic replacement operation with a Dacron graft and a muscle flap transposition procedure to cover the defect over the sternum.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Aneurysm / complications
  • Aortic Aneurysm / surgery*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
  • Fibrosarcoma / complications
  • Fibrosarcoma / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods*
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / complications
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Surgical Flaps
  • Treatment Outcome