Two-dimensional transthoracic contrast echocardiographic assessment of metastatic left ventricular tumors

Echocardiography
Pridhvi YelamanchiliVinod Patel

Abstract

To illustrate the usefulness of contrast echocardiography in the assessment of cardiac tumors, we present an 81-year-old female with pathological fracture of the right clavicle in whom biopsy showed poorly differentiated carcinoma. Two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography found two masses in the left ventricle attached to mid-ventricular septum consistent with metastases. Echo contrast study with octafluoropropane (Optison) showed contrast enhancement of both the masses consistent with high vascularity seen in a malignant tumor.

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Apr 20, 2004·Journal of the American College of Cardiology·James N KirkpatrickRoberto M Lang
May 4, 2004·Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology·Andrew P Miller, Navin C Nanda

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May 21, 2008·European Journal of Echocardiography : the Journal of the Working Group on Echocardiography of the European Society of Cardiology·Sherif E MoustafaRobert Amyot

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