Irradiation treatment of laryngeal cancer in a patient with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) [PDF]
, 2007 Background: Due to an aging population the incidence of both cardiac and tumor-related illnesses is increasing. A problem may arise if radiotherapy is necessary in close anatomic proximity to an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD).
Krimmel, Klaus +3 more
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Cardiac tumors: echo assessment [PDF]
Echo Research & Practice, 2016 Abstract Cardiac tumors are exceedingly rare (0.001-0.03% in most autopsy series). They can be present anywhere within the heart and can be attached to any surface or be embedded in the myocardium or pericardial space. Signs and symptoms are nonspecific and highly variable related to the localization, size and composition of the cardiac ...
Rekha Mankad, Joerg Herrmann
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Cardiac hemangioma presenting as a primary cardiac tumor
Cardio-Oncology, 2022 AbstractCardiac hemangiomas are very rare benign cardiac tumors. They can present at any age and clinical presentation varies according to location and size. We encountered an 87-year-old woman with a left atrial hemangioma clinically diagnosed as cardiac myxoma. Histopathological examination revealed that it was a cavernous-type hemangioma Left atrial
Leart Berdica +4 more
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Cardiac hemangioma of the right atrium in a neonate : fetal management and expedited surgical resection [PDF]
, 2005 Cardiac hemangioma is a rare tumor with a reported incidence of 1-2%. We describe the case of a neonate with a right atrial mass that was diagnosed prenatally. The fetus developed a supraventricular tachycardia and was delivered by cesarean section in
Campbell, A. +5 more
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Release of TNF-α during myocardial reperfusion depends on oxidative stress and is prevented by mast cell stabilizers [PDF]
, 2003 Objectives: Our study sought to elucidate the role of oxidative stress for shedding of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and for activating TNF-α-converting enzyme (TACE).
Becker, Bernhard F. +4 more
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Cardiac Tumors: A Brief Commentary [PDF]
Frontiers in Public Health, 2014 Patients with cardiac tumors may present with cardiovascular related or constitutional symptoms, but more often than not a cardiac mass is discovered incidentally during an imaging examination performed for an unrelated indication. Cardiac myxoma is generally considered to be a surgical emergency.
Antonio Casella-Filho +4 more
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Epithermal Neutron Beam Interference with Cardiac Pacemakers [PDF]
, 2010 Peer ...
Auterinen, Iiro +10 more
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Total-liver-volume perfusion CT using 3-D image fusion to improve detection and characterization of liver metastases [PDF]
, 2008 The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of a totalliver- volume perfusion CT (CTP) technique for the detection and characterization of livermetastases.
Kuijk, Cornelis van +5 more
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A rare case report of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy induced by catecholamine-producing tumor [PDF]
, 2018 RATIONALE: Catecholamine-producing tumors are rare, occurring in less than 0.2% of patients with hypertension, but can have relevant cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. PATIENT CONCERNS: A 37-year-old woman presented with a history of dyspnea, chest
Bisogni, Valeria +12 more
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A case of left atrial myxoma accompanied by pancytopenia and pathological findings suggestive of pulmonary hypertension [PDF]
, 1974 A case of left atrial myxoma accompanied by peculiar symptoms is reported. A 15-year old boy had progressive congestive heart failure and three episodes of acute attacks of panctyopenia. The anemia was accompanied by helmet-shaped, broken red blood cells,
Kawanishi, Koichi +3 more
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