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An Unusual Left Ventricular Apical Mass
Erika Cavallero1, Mirko Curzi1, Sara Anna Cioccarelli1
1Division of Echocardiography, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
Abstract:
Left ventricular apical masses constitute a rare finding. Imaging properties together with the clinical history of the patient usually allow an etiologic definition. We report a challenging case of an ambiguous left ventricular apical mass of uncertain nature till histological examination. Points of interest were singular clinical history and echocardiographic findings, although not conclusive in hypothesis generating. Furthermore to the best of our knowledge, this is one of the rare attempt to excise a deep left ventricular mass with a mini-invasive surgical approach.
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