RESEARCH FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM: Live/Real Time Three-Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiographic Findings in Primary Left Atrial Leiomyosarcoma
| Autor: | Harpreet Singh, Thouantosaporn Suwanjutah, Navin C. Nanda, Omar Hameed, Benjamin R. Plaisance |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Leiomyosarcoma
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry medicine.disease Intracardiac injection Fibrosis Left atrial Internal medicine medicine Cardiology Vascular channel Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Histopathology Radiology Cardiac Leiomyosarcoma Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Echocardiography. 25:337-339 |
| ISSN: | 0742-2822 |
| Popis: | We describe an adult patient with a primary left atrial leiomyosarcoma in whom live/real time three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography showed echolucent areas within the mass consistent with necrosis or hemorrhage surrounded by dense band-like echo densities indicative of fibrosis or collagen giving a "doughnut" like appearance. These findings were consistent with histopathology, which showed areas of necrosis and dilated vascular channels within the fibrotic tumor. Our case further illustrates the usefulness of three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography in characterizing the morphologic features of an intracardiac mass. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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