A112

AORTA – Thoracic aortic aneurysm

Description
There is a large aneurysm of the aorta arising just beyond the origin of the left subclavian artery. The aneurysm has pushed into the lung.
History
The patient was an 83-year-old woman who suddenly complained of pain in the back and died. At autopsy the left pleural cavity contained approximately 1.5 litres of blood.