THORACIC AORTIC ANEURYSM (TAA) - A DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMA IN A PATIENT WITH HAEMOPTYSIS

Abstract

This case illustrates the difficulty in diagnosing TAA from an uncommon symptom of haemoptysis, especially in a patient with recent cardiac event and the possibility of having a lung malignancy as he is an ex-smoker. It appears that CT Angiography is the modality of choice here.