Diaconu R, Florescu R, Cornelissen A, Mamdouh A, Schaaps N, von Stillfried S, Boor P, Knüchel-Clarke R, Donoiu I, Vogt F. An unusual case of aortic metastasis from lung cancer.
Discoveries (Craiova) 2020;
8:e106. [PMID:
32309623 PMCID:
PMC7159821 DOI:
10.15190/d.2020.3]
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Abstract
In patients with cardiovascular events, such as myocardial infarction or aortic dissection without known risk factors for cardiovascular disease, neoplastic disease should be considered as a differential diagnosis. In this report, we present a case of a 51-year old man with previously undiagnosed non-small lung cancer leading to fatal cardiovascular complications due to hemovascular spread, diagnosed post-mortem. This case illustrates the value of autopsy in unexpected deaths.
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