Cardiac leiomyomatosis misdiagnosed initially as submissive pulmonary embolism: a rare case report
This case report presents a rare case of cardiac leiomyomatosis misdiagnosed initially as submassive pulmonary embolism in a 39-year-old woman. The patient presented with syncope and hypotension, leading to an initial diagnosis of submassive pulmonary embolism. However, further investigations reveal...
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| description | This case report presents a rare case of cardiac leiomyomatosis misdiagnosed initially as submassive pulmonary embolism in a 39-year-old woman. The patient presented with syncope and hypotension, leading to an initial diagnosis of submassive pulmonary embolism. However, further investigations revealed a right-sided heart mass on echocardiogram. Surgical intervention was carried out, and the patient’s condition was successfully managed. This case emphasizes the importance of considering rare cardiac tumours in the differential diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c492cc850cc2487cb950ecd37ccdb26d2023-12-05T10:10:16ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942023-11-0110.12890/2023_0041733708Cardiac leiomyomatosis misdiagnosed initially as submissive pulmonary embolism: a rare case reportAbdulmajeed Faleh Alosail0Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia; Department of Cardiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CanadaThis case report presents a rare case of cardiac leiomyomatosis misdiagnosed initially as submassive pulmonary embolism in a 39-year-old woman. The patient presented with syncope and hypotension, leading to an initial diagnosis of submassive pulmonary embolism. However, further investigations revealed a right-sided heart mass on echocardiogram. Surgical intervention was carried out, and the patient’s condition was successfully managed. This case emphasizes the importance of considering rare cardiac tumours in the differential diagnosis of pulmonary embolism.https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/4173type a aortic dissectionbentall procedureatypical symptoms |
| spellingShingle | Abdulmajeed Faleh Alosail Cardiac leiomyomatosis misdiagnosed initially as submissive pulmonary embolism: a rare case report European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine type a aortic dissection bentall procedure atypical symptoms |
| title | Cardiac leiomyomatosis misdiagnosed initially as submissive pulmonary embolism: a rare case report |
| title_full | Cardiac leiomyomatosis misdiagnosed initially as submissive pulmonary embolism: a rare case report |
| title_fullStr | Cardiac leiomyomatosis misdiagnosed initially as submissive pulmonary embolism: a rare case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cardiac leiomyomatosis misdiagnosed initially as submissive pulmonary embolism: a rare case report |
| title_short | Cardiac leiomyomatosis misdiagnosed initially as submissive pulmonary embolism: a rare case report |
| title_sort | cardiac leiomyomatosis misdiagnosed initially as submissive pulmonary embolism a rare case report |
| topic | type a aortic dissection bentall procedure atypical symptoms |
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