The added value of combined cardiopulmonary assessment with CT in distinguishing between cardiac tumours and thrombus
A 22-year-old male presented with central chest pain, dyspnoea and night sweats. Chest radiography demonstrated a widened mediastinal contour, with CT imaging demonstrating a large anterior mediastinal mass. Biopsy histology revealed a non-seminomatous yolk sac germ cell tumour and chemotherapy was commenced.
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography - Category: Radiology Authors: Jennifer Holland, Ed Nicol, Sohaib Nazir, Alexander Lyon, Ulrich Rosendahl Source Type: research
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