Descending thoracic aorta dissection associated with esophageal carcinoma

Abstract

The association of aortic dissection with a malignancy is a rare finding and previous reports are usually those of primary aortic sarcomas. A 45-year-old male presented to us with chest pain and dysphagia for 1 month with a background history of obstructive airway disease and uncontrolled hypertension. In this report we present a case of typical descending aorta dissection with associated esophageal carcinoma.

Keywords

• Descending
• dissection
• esophageal carcinoma
• thoracic aorta