Key result
Contrast, transesophageal, and intracardiac echocardiography help evaluate and differentiate primary cardiac tumors.
Why the study?
Early and appropriate treatment of cardiac masses requires localization, extension assessment, and differentiation between malignant and benign lesions, but optimal diagnostic tools are not fully established.
Population
A patient with a primary cardiac lymphoma
Comparison
Transthoracic, transesophageal, contrast, and intracardiac echocardiography modalities
Design
Case report
Authors
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May aid tumor differentiation in select cases; hypothesis-generating and leaves open need for prospective validation.
Case Report (n=1)
Advanced echocardiographic modalities, including contrast and intracardiac echocardiography, provide valuable diagnostic information for evaluating primary cardiac tumors.
Haverkamp et al. (2005) conducted a case report in Primary cardiac lymphoma (n=1). Contrast echocardiography was evaluated on Diagnostic utility in evaluating cardiac masses. Contrast, transesophageal, and intracardiac echocardiography are useful additional diagnostic tools for evaluating and differentiating primary cardiac tumors.
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