title: Esophageal carcinoma and transthoracic echocardiography.
abstract: We report a rare case of a patient with esophageal carcinoma diagnosed using transthoracic echocardiography. This examination proved to be useful in the identification of a paracardiac mediastinal mass. Images of the esophageal carcinoma, of the stent in the esophagus, and the bubbles inside the stent generated with the ingestion of a carbonated beverage, have not been previously published. Therefore, we believe our findings may be useful to other echocardiographers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Hospital of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires "Dr. Cosme Argerich", Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Tomás F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Cianciulli
authors.forename: María C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Saccheri
authors.forename: Jorge A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lax
authors.forename: Ricardo A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Bianchi
authors.forename: Martín A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Beck
authors.forename: Daniel E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Ferreiro
mesh_terms: D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged