Primary angiosarcoma of the aorta

PubMed, the Internet portal of biomedical and life sciences literature, indexed an interesting article, entitled “Primary angiosarcoma of the aorta.” (Vasa. 2007 Feb;36(1):33-40). Authors are Boge G, Gallix B, Gresillon C et al., from the Abteilung fur Innere Medizin und Gefasskrankheiten, Universitatskrankenhaus Saint Eloi. Primary angiosarcoma of the aorta is a rare disease. The prognosis is poor, resulting of embolic complications and early metastatic disease, with a median survival of nine months. Diagnosis is difficult and often made post-mortem. The authors report the case of a 68-year-old woman referred for a thrombosis of the superior mesenteric artery, occurring a few weeks after resection of an angiosarcoma of the small intestine, disclosing a primary angiosarcoma of the aortic wall with metastatic disease. To access the abstract of the article, click here.