Right ventricular metastasis of leiomyosarcoma
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Metastatic presentation of leiomyosarcoma in the heart is very rare. We present transthoracic echocardiography and combined PET/CT images of a case with a large right ventricular metastasis of leiomyosarcoma. The patient was placed on cytostatic drugs for palliat...
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doaj-1170d79cdf11423db959d2eafa101a042020-11-24T23:28:06ZengBMCCardiovascular Ultrasound1476-71202009-05-01712010.1186/1476-7120-7-20Right ventricular metastasis of leiomyosarcomaStagmo MartinValind SvenDencker Magnus<p>Abstract</p> <p>Metastatic presentation of leiomyosarcoma in the heart is very rare. We present transthoracic echocardiography and combined PET/CT images of a case with a large right ventricular metastasis of leiomyosarcoma. The patient was placed on cytostatic drugs for palliative purposes, but passed away one month later because of an untreatable ventricular tackycardia.</p> http://www.cardiovascularultrasound.com/content/7/1/20 |
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Right ventricular metastasis of leiomyosarcoma |
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Right ventricular metastasis of leiomyosarcoma |
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Right ventricular metastasis of leiomyosarcoma |
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Right ventricular metastasis of leiomyosarcoma |
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Right ventricular metastasis of leiomyosarcoma |
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right ventricular metastasis of leiomyosarcoma |
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Cardiovascular Ultrasound |
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1476-7120 |
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2009-05-01 |
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Metastatic presentation of leiomyosarcoma in the heart is very rare. We present transthoracic echocardiography and combined PET/CT images of a case with a large right ventricular metastasis of leiomyosarcoma. The patient was placed on cytostatic drugs for palliative purposes, but passed away one month later because of an untreatable ventricular tackycardia.</p> |
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