Hemoptysis: two unusual causes.
Hemoptysis is most commonly due to pulmonary pathology. When cardiac in origin it is usually due to mitral valve disease. The authors present two unusual causes of hemoptysis: cor triatriatum and primary cardiac liposarcoma.
Black
M D
MD
Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa Civic Hospital, Ontario.
Masters
R G
RG
Walley
V M
VM
Keon
W J
WJ
D000328:Adult; D003310:Cor Triatriatum / Q000150:complications*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male