Endomyocardial Invasion by Esophageal Carcinoma

Autor: Brodell, George K., Schiavone, William A., Finkelhor, Robert
Zdroj: Chest; October 1989, Vol. 96 Issue: 4 p934-935, 2p
Abstrakt: Two cases of esophageal carcinoma with echocardiographically demonstrable direct extension are presented. Recognition of esophageal carcinoma metastatic to the heart is clinically difficult but can be facilitated by two-dimensional echocardiography. Earlier recognition of cardiac metastases by echocardiography may allow more effective therapy.
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