Etiology
- Trauma
- Medial degeneration
- Chronic dissection
- Vasculitis
- Marfan syndrome
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
- Syphilis
- Mycotic aneurysm
DDx
- Usually asymptomatic
- Other causes of chest pain, back pain, neck pain, dyspnea, or dysphagia
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