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Malignant and Benign Aortic Tumors

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Aortic lesions are common and well known to the lay and medical profession. Malignant disease of the aorta is very rare, and few thoracic or vascular physicians have ever seen or treated a patient with either primary or secondary aortic malignancies. The lesions may be confusing in both their presentation and their diagnostic studies. The most common primary lesions are various types of sarcomas, and the usual metastatic tumors primarily arise as bronchopulmonary or esophageal carcinomas. Treatment, usually surgical, is primarily palliative, and the majority (90%) of afflicted patients are deceased from the disease within 3 years.

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We appreciate the assistance of the librarian, Diane Paulini, Library Coordinator of Soukup—Herter Library—and Resource Center of Elmhurst Hospital, Elmhurst, Illinois, and that of Lynn Murawski for organization and transcription of the chapter. Dedicated to my wife, Bette Renee Dieter, and our six children.

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Dieter, R.A., Kuzycz, G.B., Dieter, R.A., Gulliver, J., Dieter, R.S. (2019). Malignant and Benign Aortic Tumors. In: Dieter, R., Dieter Jr., R., Dieter III, R. (eds) Diseases of the Aorta . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11322-3_28

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