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Open biopsy with median sternotomy successfully provided a histological diagnosis of primary cardiac lymphoma after percutaneous transcatheter biopsy failed.
Case Report (n=1)
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Open biopsy via median sternotomy is a reliable method for obtaining a definitive histological diagnosis of suspected cardiac malignancies when percutaneous biopsy fails.
May support open biopsy after failed percutaneous sampling in suspected cardiac lymphoma; single case leaves open optimal diagnostic algorithms.
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Uemura et al. (1999) conducted a case report in Primary cardiac lymphoma (n=1). Open biopsy with median sternotomy was evaluated on Histological diagnosis. Open biopsy with median sternotomy successfully provided a histological diagnosis of primary cardiac lymphoma after percutaneous transcatheter biopsy failed.
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