Abstract
THE exact diagnosis of certain paraspinal tumors may be difficult. When usual means of diagnosis are exhausted, exploration and biopsy may offer the best means of indicating possible definitive treatment. The case reported below demonstrates some of the problems in diagnosis, even at the time of exploration. Hemorrhage from a biopsy of the wall of an aortic aneurysm was controlled, and the sac was resected successfully under emergency conditions. Case Report H.M., a 49-year-old Negro chauffeur, was admitted to Presbyterian Hospital (Orthopedic Division) on January 14, 1953, because of low-back pain of 1 year's duration. The pain was present in . . .
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