Primary Lymphoma Presenting in an Ascending Aortic Aneurysm: A Case Report

Small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) is rarely associated with thoracic aortic aneurysms. Aneurysm of the ascending aorta associated with SLL has never been reported before. We describe the case of an asymptomatic 68-year-old woman who presented with a 5.5-cm aneurysm of the ascending aorta and no prior...

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Autores principales: Schurman, Alexander M., Mendoza, David, Rokkas, Chris K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Thieme Medical Publishers 2020
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7394566/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32736403
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1701529
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description Small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) is rarely associated with thoracic aortic aneurysms. Aneurysm of the ascending aorta associated with SLL has never been reported before. We describe the case of an asymptomatic 68-year-old woman who presented with a 5.5-cm aneurysm of the ascending aorta and no prior history of hematological disorders. Following excision and repair, the surgical specimen showed infiltration of the aortic wall by lymphocytes, expressing markers consistent with SLL. While symptomatic SLL carries a poor prognosis, risk stratification tools are applied to guide management strategies in asymptomatic patients.
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spelling pubmed-73945662020-08-03 Primary Lymphoma Presenting in an Ascending Aortic Aneurysm: A Case Report Schurman, Alexander M. Mendoza, David Rokkas, Chris K. Aorta (Stamford) Small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) is rarely associated with thoracic aortic aneurysms. Aneurysm of the ascending aorta associated with SLL has never been reported before. We describe the case of an asymptomatic 68-year-old woman who presented with a 5.5-cm aneurysm of the ascending aorta and no prior history of hematological disorders. Following excision and repair, the surgical specimen showed infiltration of the aortic wall by lymphocytes, expressing markers consistent with SLL. While symptomatic SLL carries a poor prognosis, risk stratification tools are applied to guide management strategies in asymptomatic patients. Thieme Medical Publishers 2020-07-31 /pmc/articles/PMC7394566/ /pubmed/32736403 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1701529 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_short Primary Lymphoma Presenting in an Ascending Aortic Aneurysm: A Case Report
title_sort primary lymphoma presenting in an ascending aortic aneurysm: a case report
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