Naslov
Surgical Treatment of Aortic Dissection in a Patient with Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Autori
Gašparović, Hrvoje ; Sirić, Franjo ; Vojković, Jakov ; Štern-Padovan, Ranka ; Burcar, Ivan ; Jelić, Ivan

Izvornik
Collegium antropologicum (0350-6134) 34 (2010), 3; 1109-1111

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, prethodno priopćenje, stručni

Ključne riječi
aortic dissection. surgery. metastatic cancer

Sažetak
Acute aortic dissection bears all the stigmata of a true clinical emergency. The natural history of this acute aortic syndrome warrants prompt surgical intervention, with only a few absolute contraindications to this line of treatment. We present a 74-year-old man with documented metastatic prostate cancer who underwent emergent surgery for acute Stanford A aortic dissection. Having acknowledged the relatively favorable evolution of our patient's malignant disease, we were not deterred by its presence from pursuing surgical treatment of his aortic dissection.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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