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Transesophageal Echocardiographic Detection of Malignant Lymphoma
Todd H. Hansen1, Robert D. Tarver, Douglas S. Segar
1Indiana University School of Medicine, The Krannert Institute of Cardiology, 1111 West 10th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202-4800.
Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.)
|May 1, 1997
Abstract:
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is an excellent method for visualizing pathology of the mediastinum. We present a case in which TEE detected an unsuspected lymphoma posterior to the descending thoracic aorta in a man suspected of having endocarditis. This case illustrates the advantages of TEE over transthoracic echocardiography in examining the mediastinum and the importance of performing a complete TEE examination.