Suspected Pericardial Tuberculosis Revealed as an Amyloid Pericardial Mass

Primary systemic amyloidosis is not easily diagnosed. The immunoglobulin deposits are usually localized in the kidney, heart, and liver. We describe an unusual case of a patient suffering from a pericardial amyloidoma with internal calcifications and air bubbles that compressed the right ventricle a...

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Main Authors: Sebastiano Cicco, Antonio G. Solimando, Patrizia Leone, Stefano Battaglia, Roberto Ria, Angelo Vacca, Vito Racanelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Hematology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8606430