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A Case of Primary Cardiac B-cell Lymphoma Diagnosed with Cardiac MRI

US Cardiology Review, 2023
Primary cardiac tumors account for only 0.3% of all cardiac tumors; of these, lymphomas account for only 2% of all primary cardiac tumors. Cardiac lymphomas have a grim prognosis, often less than 1 year due to delays in diagnosis and treatment.
Kevin Lee, Iva Minga, Eryn Cameron, Juan Pablo Salazar Adum, Amit Pursnani   +4 more
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Cardiac Tumors

Annals of the Academy of Romanian Scientists Series of Medicine, 2022
Cardiac tumors represent a rare and challenging clinical situation. They can be primary (benign or malignant) or secondary (metastatic). Secondary tumors are more frequent than the primary tumors. Most of the primary cardiac tumors are benign and originate from the endocardium or myocardium, while the metastatic tumors develop from lung, breast, kidney
Luminiţa-Bianca GROSU, Camelia DIACONU
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Cardiac Tamponade Secondary to Metastasis from Adenocarcinoma of the Parotid Gland [PDF]

, 2003
BACKGROUND: Metastatic involvement of pericardium producing cardiac tamponade is rare. When occurs it is mainly from the lung, breast and the neoplasms of the lymphoreticular system.
Barbetakis, Nikolaos G, Christodoulos Tsilikas, Marianthi Krikeli, Michalis Vassiliadis, Nikolaos G Barbetakis, Theodoros Antoniadis   +5 more
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Cisplatin-Based Chemotherapy for Pulmonary Metastasized Germ Cell Tumors of the Testis - Be Aware of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome [PDF]

, 2009
Background: Cisplatin-based combination chemotherapy is regarded as standard of care for patients with advanced germ cell tumors. In patients with lung metastases and a high tumor load, an association between induction chemotherapy and the development of
Baumann, Anja, Boeck, Stefan, Gallmeier, Eike, Hausmann, Andreas, Metzeler, Klaus H., Parhofer, Klaus G., Stemmler, Hans-Joachim   +6 more
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HERMIONE: a randomized Phase 2 trial of MM-302 plus trastuzumab versus chemotherapy of physician's choice plus trastuzumab in patients with previously treated, anthracycline-naïve, HER2-positive, locally advanced/metastatic breast cancer. [PDF]

, 2016
BackgroundHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer is a particularly aggressive form of the disease, and ultimately progresses in patients with metastases on standard therapies.
Cortes, Javier, Hurvitz, Sara A, Krop, Ian E, Miller, Kathy, Molnar, Istvan, Reynolds, Joseph G, Riahi, Kaveh, Tripathy, Debu, Verma, Sunil, Wickham, Thomas J, Yardley, Denise A   +10 more
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A serendipitous encounter in a twist of fate from the spine to the heart

Heart India, 2023
Incidental findings are common in medicine and often lead to diagnostic and management dilemmas. Myxomas the most prevalent benign tumors can be incidentally diagnosed in almost 20% of cases.
Susruth Kumar Bandaru, Krishna Malakonda Reddy Parvathareddy, Imamuddin Syed, Praveen Nagula   +3 more
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Primary epithelioid leiomyosarcoma of left atrium: Pathologist clinches it all

Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences, 2018
Primary cardiac neoplasms are rare with an estimated prevalence of 0.001%–0.2%. Cardiac tumors are mostly benign and myxomas are the commonest. Malignant tumors are rare in which metastasis and infiltration from the adjacent malignant tumor is more ...
Ravi Hari Phulware, Adarsh Barwad, Sanjeev Kumar, Amol Kumar Bhoje, S H Chandrashekhara, Sudheer Arava, Ruma Ray   +6 more
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Aortic Paraganglioma Masking as Intramural Hematoma

JACC: Case Reports, 2023
A 52-year-old woman presented dyspnea and angina. The computed tomography scan indicated an intramural hematoma, and the patient underwent surgery, during which a structure was excised that was identified as aortic paraganglioma.
Christopher Gaisendrees, MD, Maximilian Luehr, MD, PhD, Jana Siemanowski, MD, Udo Siebolts, MD, PhD, Ferdinand Kuhn-Régnier, MD, PhD, Thorsten Wahlers, MD, PhD   +5 more
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Minimally invasive approaches to primary cardiac tumors: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Journal of cardiac surgery, 2020
Cardiac tumors are rare conditions. The vast majority of them are benign yet they may lead to serious complications. Complete surgical resection is the gold standard treatment and should be performed as soon as the diagnosis is made.
M. Moscarelli, M. Rahouma, G. Nasso, N. di Bari, G. Speziale, F. Bartolomucci, M. Pepe, K. Fattouch, Christopher Lau, M. Gaudino   +9 more
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Respiration-Induced Intraorgan Deformation of the Liver: Implications for Treatment Planning in Patients Treated With Fiducial Tracking. [PDF]

, 2017
Stereotactic body radiation therapy is a well-tolerated modality for the treatment of primary and metastatic liver lesions, and fiducials are often used as surrogates for tumor tracking during treatment. We evaluated respiratory-induced liver deformation
Anwar, Mekhail, Chang, Albert J, Descovich, Martina, Gottschalk, Alexander R, Paulsson, Anna K, Pinnaduwage, Dilini, Sudhyadhom, Atchar, Yom, Sue S   +7 more
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