Conventional and two-dimensional real-time echocardiographic diagnosis of osteosarcoma. A case report.
A case of metastatic left ventricular osteosarcoma detected during life by conventional echocardiography was reported, and by 2-dimensional real-time echocardiography the spread and localization of osteosarcoma in the left ventricle were visualized directly. Our report is the first description of echocardiographic detection of osteosarcoma of the heart.
D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary