Continuous murmur due to a mediastinal tumor.
Despite the lengthy differential diagnosis of causes of cardiac murmurs, the association of a mediastinal mass and a continuous murmur is very rare. We report herein a case of a mediastinal tumor and continuous murmur where transthoracic echocardiography provided clear differential diagnosis and demonstrated the cause of murmur.
Tufekcioglu
Omac
O
Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Ankara, Turkey. otufekcioglu@ttnet.net.tr
Yildirim
Nesligul
N
Karabal
Orhan
O
Maden
Orhan
O
Bicer
Asuman
A
Altay
Hakan
H
Gunel
Emre Nuri
EN
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D006337:Heart Murmurs / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy