[Malignant schwannoma metastasizing to the heart].

Menezes Júnior, A da S; Greco, O T; Fiorini, M; Pavarino, P; Corbucci, H; Caixeta, A M

[Malignant schwannoma metastasizing to the heart]. / Schwannoma maligno metastatizando para o coração.

Menezes Júnior, A da S; Greco, O T; Fiorini, M; Pavarino, P; Corbucci, H; Caixeta, A M.

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Menezes Júnior Ada S; Instituto de Moléstias Cardiovasculares (IMC), São José do Rio Preto, SP.

Arq Bras Cardiol ; 58(1): 35-9, 1992 Jan.

Article in Pt | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-1444865

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

We introduce the case of a 34-year-old male with a malignant metastasizing tumor in the heart associated with skin manifestations. The patient was submitted to heart surgery to resect the tumor. The correct diagnosis was done by pathological findings and immunohistochemical methods and showed, malignant schwannoma.

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Heart Neoplasms/secondary; Neurilemmoma/secondary; Adult; Angiocardiography; Biopsy; Echocardiography, Doppler; Electrocardiography; Heart Neoplasms/diagnosis; Heart Neoplasms/surgery; Humans; Male; Neurilemmoma/diagnosis; Neurilemmoma/surgery; S100 Proteins/analysis; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Heart Neoplasms / Neurilemmoma Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Language: Pt Journal: Arq Bras Cardiol Year: 1992 Type: Article

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