TY - JOUR
T1 - Multimodality Imaging Approach towards Primary Aortic Sarcomas Arising after Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
T2 - Case Series Report
AU - Kamran, Mudassar
AU - Fowler, Kathryn J.
AU - Mellnick, Vincent M.
AU - Sicard, Gregorio A.
AU - Narra, Vamsi R.
PY - 2016/6/1
Y1 - 2016/6/1
N2 - Primary aortic neoplasms are rare. Aortic sarcoma arising after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is a scarce subset of primary aortic malignancies, reports of which are infrequent in the published literature. The diagnosis of aortic sarcoma is challenging due to its non-specific clinical presentation, and the prognosis is poor due to delayed diagnosis, rapid proliferation, and propensity for metastasis. Post-EVAR, aortic sarcomas may mimic other more common aortic processes on surveillance imaging. Radiologists are rarely knowledgeable about this rare entity for which multimodality imaging and awareness are invaluable in early diagnosis. A series of three pathologically confirmed cases are presented to display the multimodality imaging features and clinical presentations of aortic sarcoma arising after EVAR.
AB - Primary aortic neoplasms are rare. Aortic sarcoma arising after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is a scarce subset of primary aortic malignancies, reports of which are infrequent in the published literature. The diagnosis of aortic sarcoma is challenging due to its non-specific clinical presentation, and the prognosis is poor due to delayed diagnosis, rapid proliferation, and propensity for metastasis. Post-EVAR, aortic sarcomas may mimic other more common aortic processes on surveillance imaging. Radiologists are rarely knowledgeable about this rare entity for which multimodality imaging and awareness are invaluable in early diagnosis. A series of three pathologically confirmed cases are presented to display the multimodality imaging features and clinical presentations of aortic sarcoma arising after EVAR.
KW - Aortic aneurysm
KW - Aortic sarcoma
KW - Endovascular aneurysm repair
KW - Imaging
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84952656196&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s00270-015-1280-3
DO - 10.1007/s00270-015-1280-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 26721588
AN - SCOPUS:84952656196
SN - 0174-1551
VL - 39
SP - 940
EP - 947
JO - CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology
JF - CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology
IS - 6
ER -