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- Turgut Karabag, Caner Arslan, Turab Yakisan, Aziz Vatan, and Duygu Sak.
- MD. Associate Professor, Department of Cardiology, Istanbul Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
- Sao Paulo Med J. 2018 May 1; 136 (3): 262265262-265.
ContextObstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract due to metastatic disease is rare. Clinical recognition of cardiac metastatic tumors is rare and continues to present a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.Case ReportWe present the case of a patient who had severe respiratory insufficiency and whose clinical examinations revealed a giant tumor mass extending from the right ventricle to the pulmonary artery. We discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic options.ConclusionIn patients presenting with acute right heart failure, right ventricular masses should be kept in mind. Transthoracic echocardiography appears to be the most easily available, noninvasive, cost-effective and useful technique in making the differential diagnosis.
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