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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-7-26
pubmed:abstractText
We present a patient with metastatic cardiac leiomyosarcoma that was diagnosed antemortem by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and ECG-gated magnetic resonance imaging with gadolinium diethylene triaminepentaacetic acid (Gd-DTPA MRI). TEE and Gd-DTPA MRI clearly revealed the morphological characteristics of infundibular stenosis and cardiac tamponade. Our patient has survived about 30 months after cardiac surgery. Since sarcoma is usually associated with a very poor prognosis, surgical treatment should be performed as soon as possible. TEE with color Doppler imaging and Gd-DTPA MRI are very useful diagnostic methods for determining the precise anatomical characterization of cardiac tumor, and these procedures are prerequisite to precise therapy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0047-1828
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
58
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
222-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Accurate diagnosis of metastatic cardiac leiomyosarcoma with infundibular stenosis and cardiac tamponade by transesophageal echocardiography and Gd-DTPA magnetic resonance imaging--report of a case.
pubmed:affiliation
2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Ehime University School of Medicine, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports