Diagnosis of right atrial metastatic melanoma by transesophageal echocardiographic-guided transvenous biopsy

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Malouf, JF
Thompson, RC
Maples, WJ
Wolfe, JT
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[1] MAYO CLIN JACKSONVILLE,DIV HEMATOL ONCOL,JACKSONVILLE,FL 32224
[2] MAYO CLIN JACKSONVILLE,DEPT PATHOL,JACKSONVILLE,FL 32224
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10.4065/71.12.1167
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Traditionally, tissue diagnosis of malignant melanoma metastatic to the heart necessitated thoracotomy or was done at autopsy, More recently, right or left ventricular endomyocardial biopsy under fluoroscopic guidance has been used to confirm metastatic involvement of the heart by various neoplasms including malignant melanoma; results have been excellent, and morbidity has been low, High-quality images of intracardiac masses with excellent anatomic details can be obtained by transesophageal echocardiography, Herein rye describe a 73-year-old man with a history of malignant melanoma in whom cardiac metastatic involvement was documented by percutaneous transesophageal echocardiographic-guided transvenous biopsy of a right atrial mass; thus, the need for a more invasive approach to tissue documentation was avoided.
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