MEDIASTINAL MASS CAUSED BY SYPHILITIC AORTITIS

Authors
HOFMANNWELLENHOF R DOMEJ W SCHMID C ROSSMANNMOORE D KULLNIG P ANNELLIMONTI M
Citation
R. Hofmannwellenhof et al., MEDIASTINAL MASS CAUSED BY SYPHILITIC AORTITIS, Thorax, 48(5), 1993, pp. 568-569
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System
Journal title
Thorax → ACNP
ISSN journal
00406376
Volume
48
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
568 - 569
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-6376(1993)48:5<568:MMCBSA>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
A 47 year old man presented with hoarseness and chest pain found to be due to proliferative syphilitic aortitis. The case is unusual as the syphilitic aortitis caused a mediastinal mass without affecting the lu men of the aorta.