大规模的血作为左心房肌瘤的唯一表现
Narmeen Giacaman1, Nizar Marzouqa1, Elias Saeed1
1Department of Internal Medicine, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, State of Palestine.
Journal of surgical case reports
|May 31, 2023
概括
由于各种症状,诊断心脏肌瘤可能具有挑战性. 这一案例突出显示了一名重度吸烟者心脏肌瘤的异常表现,有明显的血斑吐液,强调需要考虑非典型的迹象.
科学领域:
- 心脏病学 心脏病学
- 在瘤学瘤学.
背景情况:
- 心脏肌瘤是一种主要的心脏瘤,经常呈现出各种临床表现.
- 准确的诊断可能会因myxoma的变量和有时非特异性症状而复杂化.
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