1.
Mayo Clin Proc
; 76(6): 657-60, 2001 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11393507
ABSTRACT
Pulmonary tumors of embryonic origin are rare, and pulmonary blastomas are probably the most uncommon. A thorough literature search disclosed no previous reports of extension of this type of tumor into the heart. We describe a patient whose initial clinical presentation suggested an obstructive left atrial mass; however, clinical and histologic findings indicated the mass was a tumor that originated from a pulmonary blastoma that extended into the left atrium through a pulmonary vein. The unique aspect of this case is that the patient's symptoms were related to the obstructive effects of the atrial mass, not to the primary pulmonary tumor.
Subject(s)
Heart Neoplasms/secondary , Lung Neoplasms/pathology , Pulmonary Blastoma/secondary , Cardiac Catheterization , Cardiopulmonary Bypass , Dyspnea/etiology , Echocardiography, Transesophageal , Edema/etiology , Electrocardiography , Heart Atria , Heart Failure/etiology , Heart Neoplasms/complications , Heart Neoplasms/diagnosis , Heart Neoplasms/surgery , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Neoplasm Metastasis , Pneumonectomy , Pulmonary Blastoma/complications , Pulmonary Blastoma/diagnosis , Pulmonary Blastoma/surgery , Pulmonary Veins
2.
Ann Intern Med
; 128(11): 958, 1998 Jun 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9634446