Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Tumor Mimicking a Thrombus in the Main Pulmonary Artery.
Primary sarcomas of the pulmonary artery and right ventricle are rare, and their presentation is unusual in clinical practice; therefore, their diagnosis is often missed or delayed. The progression of the obstruction from the outflow tract of the right ventricle to the pulmonary artery resembles massive pulmonary embolism. We present a case of one of these tumors which mimicked transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), a massive pulmonary embolism. We conclude that TEE represents a noninvasive method of diagnosis and evaluation when the suspicion is massive pulmonary thromboembolism or a heart tumor.
Amuchastegui
Luis M.
LM
Servicio de Cardiologia-Hospital Privado, Naciones Unidas 346-Cordoba 5016, Argentina.
Marani
Leandro P.
LP
Caeiro
Andres
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