Abstract
Primary cardiac tumours have been described as great imitators. They are rare, and clinical presentations are diverse. Diagnosis is usually made by two-dimensional echocardiography. The present case report describes a case where a left atrial fibrosarcoma eluded diagnosis by echocardiography, and was eventually demonstrated by computed tomography. Management was complicated by the presence of persistent mismatch demonstrated by ventilation-perfusion lung scans. The likely mechanism underlying this phenomenon is discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 562-564 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Respiratory Medicine |
Volume | 91 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1997 |
Keywords
- Aged Diagnosis, Differential Echocardiography Female Heart Atria Heart Neoplasms/*radiography/radionuclide imaging/ultrasonography Humans Lung/radionuclide imaging Pulmonary Embolism/*diagnosis Sarcoma/*radiography/radionuclide imaging/ultrasonography Tomography, X-Ray Computed Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio