[Bidimensional echocardiographic images of extracardiac tumors. Detection of mediastinal masses by the bidimensional echocardiographic Doppler technique].
A mediastinal tumor might mimic tricuspid stenosis, pulmonary stenosis, constrictive pericarditis, producing symptoms and signs of a cardiologic illness. We report 2 cases of mediastinal masses (1 lymphoma and 1 pulmonary cancer) localized in the anterior mediastinum and compressing the cardiac silhouette. Bidimensional echocardiography and Doppler were used to differentiate masses of cardiac origin from extracardiac origin and to study the hemodynamic alterations; moreover these techniques allow to evaluate the efficacy of therapy.
Pellicelli
A M
AM
Unità Coronarica, II Clinica Medica, Università degli Studi La Sapienza, Roma.
Ferranti
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E
Borgia
M C
MC
Fernandez de Almeida
A
A
De Paola
G
G
Luciani
C
C
Coppola
A
A
Barba
J C
JC
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged
Immagini ecocardiografiche bidimensionali di tumori extracardiaci. Rilevamento di masse mediastiniche tramite tecnica ecocardiografica bidimensionale Doppler.