Case 1, Thoracic Anomaly or Pathology         (Return to Case List)
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Not only does this patient have many calcifications in the wall of the aorta, but there is also a dissecting aneurysm of the descending aorta. A dissecting aneurysm is said to occur when blood infiltrates into the wall of the vessel, separating it into two layers. The radiologist said the blood within the dissecting aneurysm was partially thrombosed.