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Case Reports Comparative Study
[Lung cancer simulating dissecting aneurysm of the aorta].
The report analyzes a rare case of lung cancer presenting as a dissecting aortic aneurysm. A 59-year-old patient was admitted to the Department of Cardiosurgery of the Institute of Cardiology, Poznań Medical School, with a preliminary diagnosis of dissecting aneurysm of ascending aorta. The patient had hypertension treated for 5 years and 3 year history of retrosternal pains. ⋯ The patient died at home after two months of oncological treatment. Autopsy was not performed. In spite of considerable progress of the diagnostic technics both dissecting aortic aneurysm and lung cancer still present a very difficult clinical problem.