Is an aortic aneurysm a tumor?

Aortic aneurysm is not a tumor, aortic aneurysm is pathological expansion of the aorta, more than 50% of the normal blood vessel diameter, appearance looks like a tumor, so called aortic aneurysm, aortic aneurysm is divided into true aortic aneurysm and pseudoaortic aneurysm. The causes are atherosclerosis, syphilis infection, bacterial infection and trauma, the most common cause is atherosclerosis. The main clinical manifestations are pain, the nature of deep drilling pain, thoracic aortic aneurysm in the upper chest or back, subscapular radiation to the left shoulder, neck, upper limbs, abdominal aortic aneurysm this is mainly lower back pain. Examination methods mainly CT angiography, magnetic resonance angiography. Treatment methods are divided into medical treatment and surgical treatment, medical treatment is mainly to control hypertension, treatment associated with diseases such as diabetes, hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease and cardiac insufficiency. Surgical treatment is the occurrence of ruptured aortic aneurysm, to the emergency as soon as possible surgical treatment.