TY - JOUR AU - Tessitore, Adele; Mariolo, Alessio V.; Galetta, Domenico; Sedda, Giulia; Spirito, Rosa; Spaggiari, Lorenzo TI - Primary Sarcoma of Descending Aorta SN - 2325-4637 PY - 2019 JO - Aorta (Stamford) JF - AORTA LA - EN VL - 07 IS - 06 SP - 169 EP - 171 DA - 2020/04/09 KW - intimal sarcoma KW - aorta reconstruction KW - descending aorta AB - Primitive aortic sarcomas are rare tumors characterized by resistance to medical treatment and a poor prognosis with high metastatic rates and local recurrences. Surgery remains the mainstay treatment and is based on challenging and technically demanding resections with high rate of major intraoperative and postoperative complications. We report the case of a patient with primitive intimal sarcoma of the aorta, who underwent a descending aortic resection and reconstruction with a prosthetic tube. PB - Thieme Medical Publishers DO - 10.1055/s-0039-3401809 UR - http://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0039-3401809 ER -