Confounding clinical picture in the diagnosis of left ventricular and valvular masses: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Masses in the heart and valves have a broad differential diagnosis including infective and rheumatic causes as well as primary or metastatic tumours. Diagnosis involves delineating the location, shape, and origin of the mass/masses and considering the clinical context. This case outlines the work-up and approach to diagnosing a cardiac mass along with imaging findings of a unique secondary metastatic mass in the left ventricle (LV).

Case summary

A 69-year-old female with past medical history of metastatic lung cancer treated with radiotherapy and breast cancer treated with mastectomy presented with dyspnoea and fever. Due to concern for infective endocarditis, transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) was performed revealing 2 cm × 0.72 cm finger-like, echo-lucent, mobil

SUBMITTER: Kharawala A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10734628 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature