Kim JY, Kim SY, Shim MS, Park JH. Mass Lesions That Almost Fill the Ascending Aorta: When to Operate?
JACC Case Rep 2021;
3:1535-1540. [PMID:
34693355 PMCID:
PMC8511472 DOI:
10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.08.011]
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Abstract
Although anticoagulation can be an option for the resolution of thrombus, surgical removal is a definite treatment for removing mass lesions, especially in patients with unknown pathology. The present case report demonstrates the surgical removal of a sarcoma of the ascending aorta after the failure of anticoagulation. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)
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