Right ventricular metastasis of leiomyosarcoma
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چکیده
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.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Cardiovascular Ultrasound
دوره 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009