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June 1, 1986HeartOpen Access

Cardiac tumours simulating collagen vascular disease.

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Population

18 cases of cardiac tumour presenting with symptoms mimicking collagen vascular disease.

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Case_series

Authors

AFA P FitzpatrickJLJ LanhamDDDavid Doyle

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Overview

Warrants consideration of occult cardiac tumours in atypical collagen vascular presentations; leaves open prospective validation of imaging strategies.

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Population
18 cases of cardiac tumour (3 new cases [2 malignant, 1 benign] and 15 reviewed case reports) presenting with symptoms mimicking collagen vascular disease.
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Outcome
Diagnosis of cardiac tumour vs collagen vascular disease

Cardiac tumours can mimic collagen vascular diseases and may be misdiagnosed, emphasizing the need for corroborative laboratory data and careful imaging.

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Fitzpatrick et al. (1986) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8334bbb15ea8a8ea4cd3b2https://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.55.6.592
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