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RHABDOMYOSARCOMA OF THE HEART
Author(s) -
Mäkelä Veikko,
Sjögren AnnaLiisa,
Eisalo Antti
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
acta pathologica microbiologica scandinavica section a pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0365-4184
DOI - 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1970.tb02130.x
Subject(s) - medicine , rhabdomyosarcoma , auscultation , right atrium , pulmonary embolism , cardiology , precordial examination , radiology , pathology , sarcoma , electrocardiography
A case of rhabdomyosarcoma of the right atrium is presented. Fits of dyspnoea and cyanosis, provoked by postural changes, and pulmonary embolism were the most typical symptoms. Abnormal features were: the long history and the unspecific findings at auscultation and x‐ray examination. Histologically the part of the tumour contiguous with the atrial wall was composed of fairly well differentiated rhabdomyoblasts, while the part protruding into the atrium was anaplastic and necrotic. There were multiple pulmonary emboli, which originated from the anaplastic part.