Abstract |
A 20-yr-old male had compression of the thoracic aorta by a large malignant mediastinal germinoma. The symptoms and signs that simulated coarctation of the aorta included hypertension, markedly decreased femoral pulses, and a systolic murmur that radiated to the back. Following X-ray therapy, the femoral pulses were palpable and the blood pressure became normal. To our knowledge, compression of the aorta by a malignant teratocarcinoma with manifestations mimicking coarctation of the aorta has not been reported.
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Authors | T J Davis, M Carnes, P P Carbone, A B Crummy |
Journal | Medical and pediatric oncology
(Med Pediatr Oncol)
Vol. 10
Issue 5
Pg. 471-6
( 1982)
ISSN: 0098-1532 [Print] United States |
PMID | 7144697
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aortic Coarctation
(diagnostic imaging, etiology)
- Aortography
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Dysgerminoma
(complications, diagnostic imaging, radiotherapy)
- Humans
- Male
- Mediastinal Neoplasms
(complications, diagnostic imaging, radiotherapy)
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