| Literature DB >> 28465915 |
Erika Cavallero1, Mirko Curzi1, Sara Anna Cioccarelli1, Giulio Papalia1, Diego Ornaghi2, Renato Maria Bragato1.
Abstract
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.Entities:
Keywords: Echocardiography; left ventricular mass; mini-invasive excision; multimodality diagnosis
Year: 2014 PMID: 28465915 PMCID: PMC5353448 DOI: 10.4103/2211-4122.143986
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Cardiovasc Echogr ISSN: 2211-4122