Phantom tumour

Authors

  • Isabel Germano Interna do Internato Complementar de Medicina Interna do Serviço de Medicina do Hospital do Desterro
  • Isabel Marcão Assistente Hospitalar de Medicina Interna do Serviço de Medicina do Hospital do Desterro
  • Alexandra Ramos Assistente Hospitalar Graduada de Cardiologia do Serviço de Cardiologia do Hospital de Pulido Valente
  • Francisco Farrajota Assistente Hospitalar Graduado de Medicina Interna do Serviço de Medicina do Hospital do Desterro

Keywords:

intracardiac mass, cardiac imaging, ischaemic stroke

Abstract

The authors presenta clinical case of a 52 year old black man seropositive for HIV 2, admitted for na ischaemic cerebrovascular accident, wi­ thout preexisting risk factors for cerebrovascular disease. Complementary studies for an embolic source, revealed a right atrial mass without atrial septal defect. Cardiac surgery did not reveal a tumour.

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Published

1998-06-30

How to Cite

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Germano I, Marcão I, Ramos A, Farrajota F. Phantom tumour. RPMI [Internet]. 1998 Jun. 30 [cited 2024 Nov. 22];5(2):97-100. Available from: https://revista.spmi.pt/index.php/rpmi/article/view/2128

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (1998): Abril/ Junho

Section

Case Reports

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