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An Unusual Left Ventricular Apical Mass

Left ventricular apical masses constitute a rare finding. Imaging properties together with the clinical history of the patient usually allow an etiologic definition. We report a challenging case of an ambiguous left ventricular apical mass of uncertain nature till histological examination. Points of...

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Autores principales: Cavallero, Erika, Curzi, Mirko, Cioccarelli, Sara Anna, Papalia, Giulio, Ornaghi, Diego, Bragato, Renato Maria
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5353448/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28465915
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2211-4122.143986
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Sumario:Left ventricular apical masses constitute a rare finding. Imaging properties together with the clinical history of the patient usually allow an etiologic definition. We report a challenging case of an ambiguous left ventricular apical mass of uncertain nature till histological examination. Points of interest were singular clinical history and echocardiographic findings, although not conclusive in hypothesis generating. Furthermore to the best of our knowledge, this is one of the rare attempt to excise a deep left ventricular mass with a mini-invasive surgical approach.