Point of care ultrasound facilitated diagnosis of right ventricular mass as the etiology of syncope; A case report of intravenous leiomyomatosis

Point of care ultrasound facilitated diagnosis of right ventricular mass as the etiology of syncope; A case report of intravenous leiomyomatosis

Syncope is a common emergency department (ED) chief complaint. Rarely, syncope can be the result of right ventricular outflow obstruction from an intracardiac tumor, such as an intracardiac extension of intravenous leiomyomatosis (IVL). Typically, this type of tumor is confined to the pelvic veins,...

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Main Authors: Kristine L. Schultz, MD, Shawn M. Quinn, DO, Andrew H. Miller, DO, Rachel E. Fieman, MD, Mark D. Cipolle, MD, PhD, Timothy S. Misselbeck, MD, Kevin R. Roth, DO, FACOEP
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
Intravenous leiomyomatosis
Syncope etiology
Point-of-care ultrasound
Intracardiac tumors
Syncope differential
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193004332100128X

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