Intra cardiac burkitt's lymphoma mimicking acute pulmonary embolism
JCPSP-Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan. 2006; 16 (8): 536-537
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ABSTRACT
Primary cardiac lymphoma is a rare clinical entity with poor prognosis and delayed diagnosis is often due to variable and non-specific clinical presentation. The case of an elderly male is reported with multiple co-morbidities, who had undergone a spinal laminectomy two weeks prior to presentation, later presented to the emergency room [E.R.] with acute chest pain, dyspnea and hypoxemia. A diagnosis of intracardiac thrombus was made, based on the clinical picture and echocardiography findings but per-operatively, he was found to have an extensive, non-resectable cardiac tumor
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IMEMR (Mediterraneo Oriental)
Asunto principal:
Embolia Pulmonar
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Enfermedad Aguda
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Neoplasias Cardíacas
Tipo de estudio:
Informe de Casos
Límite:
Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
J. Coll. Physicians Surg. Pak.
Año:
2006
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