Antemortem diagnosis of gross cardiac metastasis in childhood leukemia: echocardiographic demonstration.
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_7BD692B2BA45
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Antemortem diagnosis of gross cardiac metastasis in childhood leukemia: echocardiographic demonstration.
Journal
Pediatric Cardiology
ISSN
0172-0643 (Print)
ISSN-L
0172-0643
Publication state
Published
Issued date
10/1990
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
11
Number
4
Pages
225-226
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Case Reports ; Journal ArticlePublication Status: ppublish
Abstract
A 15-month-old boy developed monoblastic leukemia. Two-dimensional echocardiogram revealed two echolucent masses on the epicardial border of the right ventricle which were suspected to be leukemic infiltrates. This was confirmed at autopsy. The echocardiographic findings are discussed.
Keywords
Bone Marrow/pathology, Cardiomegaly/pathology, Echocardiography, Heart Neoplasms/diagnosis, Heart Neoplasms/pathology, Heart Ventricles/pathology, Humans, Infant, Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute/diagnosis, Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute/pathology, Male, Preleukemia/diagnosis, Preleukemia/pathology
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