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A case of cardiac angiosarcoma and pulmonary tuberculosis; diagnostic challenges and review of literature

Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2021
Background: Patient symptoms and primary investigational methods may be misleading at some points in patient management and can consume a lot of time. Sarcomas are rare malignancies and contribute 1% of all cancers of adult.
Roghayeh Pourkia, Ghasem Faghanzadeh Ganji, Mohsen Vakili Sadeghi, Naghmeh Ziaie, Nahid Rezaeian, Faezeh Dehghani-Tafti, Hossein Ghorbani, Mohammad Mostafa Ansari Ramandi   +7 more
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Cardiac Mass in a 78-Year-Old Patient With a History of Cancer: Diagnostic and Treatment Challenges [PDF]

Texas Heart Institute Journal
Primary cardiac angiosarcoma is a rare, aggressive malignancy that commonly metastasizes to various organs. The presenting symptoms are typically nonspecific, so a comprehensive examination is required to confirm the diagnosis promptly.
Bihong Zhao, MD, PhD, Ayah Zaqqa, MD, Michelle M. McDonald, DO, Ismael A. Salas de Armas, MD, Igor D. Gregoric, MD, L. Maximilian Buja, MD   +5 more
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Which circulating antioxidant vitamins are confounded by socioeconomic deprivation? The MIDSPAN family study [PDF]

, 2010
<p><b>Background:</b> Antioxidant vitamins are often described as having “independent” associations with risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality.
Welsh, P, Talwar Dinesh, Mark Upton, Davey Smith George, Watt, G., Sattar, N, Sattar, N., Talwar, D., Dinesh Talwar, O'Reilly Denis, Welsh Paul, Sattar Naveed, Paul Welsh, Davey Smith, G, O'Reilly, D, Graham Watt, Upton Mark, Upton, M, Alex McConnachie, McConnachie Alex, Welsh, P., McConnachie, A., Denis O'Reilly, Talwar, D, McConnachie, A, O'Reilly, D., Watt Graham, Naveed Sattar, Watt, G, Upton, M., George Davey Smith, Davey Smith, G.   +31 more
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Diagnosis and results of treatment of heart myxoma [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2011
Background/Aim. Myxoma is the most common benign primary cardiac neoplasm, and usually originates from the left atrial septum. Early diagnosis of cardiac myxomas depends on a high index of a clinical suspicion. Surgical management must be done as soon
Rafajlovski Sašo, Ilić Radoje, Gligić Branko, Kanjuh Vladimir, Tatić Vujadin, Ristić Anđelka, Obradović Slobodan, Matunović Radomir, Prcović Biljana   +8 more
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Geographical disparities in diagnosis of myeloproliferative neoplasms in Australia

, 2021
Background: Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are a relatively new group of blood cancers arising from genetic mutations in haematopoietic stem cells. Diagnostic delay is associated with thromboses, strokes and heart attacks.
Cameron, Jessica, Fritschi, Lin, Ross, David, Aitken, Joanne, Anderson, Lesley Ann, Mengersen, Dist Kerrie, Baade, Peter, Cramb, Susanna, Duncan, Earl   +8 more
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Cardiac rhabdomyosarcoma [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2007
Background. Primary malignant cardiac tumors are rare entities and rhabdomyosarcoma accounts 20% of these lesions. Case report. We presented a female patient with loss of appetite and loss of weight.
Damjanović Miodrag R., Tomašević Miloje, Đordević-Radojković Danijela, Koraćević Goran, Janković Ružica   +4 more
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Myocardial contrast echocardiography in the diagnosis of a left ventricular hemangioma

Italian Journal of Medicine, 2016
Myocardial perfusion contrast echocardiography is an imaging tool for the assessment of myocardial microcirculation. It can also be used for the evaluation of the relative perfusion of a cardiac mass.
Kyriacos Papadopoulos, Constantinos Makrides   +1 more
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Computed Tomography of the Left Atrium and Left Atrial Appendage: A Pictorial Essay on the Anatomy, Normal Variants, and Pathology

대한영상의학회지, 2020
Current advances in CT techniques allow thorough evaluation of the beating heart. The strengths of cardiac CT relative to echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging are its high availability in most institutions, rapid production of high-quality ...
Minji Song, Sung Jin Kim, Hyun Jung Koo, Moon Young Kim, Jin Young Yoo   +4 more
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Primary cardiac sarcoma presenting as acute left-sided heart failure [PDF]

Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2014
Primary cardiac sarcomas are rare malignant tumors of the heart. Clinical features depend on the site of tumor and vary from symptoms of congestive heart failure to thromboembolism and arrhythmias.
Ranjan Pathak, Santosh Nepal, Smith Giri, Sushil Ghimire, Madan Raj Aryal   +4 more
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Histopathology of parasellar neoplasms [PDF]

, 2020
The anatomical and histological complexity of the parasellar region as well as the presence of embryonic remnants determine the huge diversity of parasellar neoplasms.
Karavitaki, Niki,, Rostami, E,, Karavitaki, Niki, Karavitaki, N, Manojlovic-Gacic, Emilija,, Casar Borota, Olivera,, Manojlovic-Gacic, E, Casar-Borota, O, Rostami, Elham,, Manojlovic-Gacic, Emilija, Casar-Borota, Olivera, Rostami, Elham, Casar Borota, Olivera   +12 more
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