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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2023

The Role of Multimodality Imaging in the Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Malignant Primary Cardiac Tumors: Myxofibrosarcoma-A Case Report and Literature Review.

Adela Șerban, Alexandra Dădârlat-Pop, Raluca Tomoaia, Cătălin Trifan, Adrian Molnar, Simona Manole, Alexandru Achim, Mihai Suceveanu

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Adela ȘerbanCardiology Department, Heart Institute Niculae Stăncioiu, 19-21 Motilor Street, 400001 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Alexandra Dădârlat-PopCardiology Department, Heart Institute Niculae Stăncioiu, 19-21 Motilor Street, 400001 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-3964-6995
Raluca Tomoaia5th Department of Internal Medicine, Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 8 Victor Babes Street, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-1944-4088
Cătălin TrifanCardiovascular Surgery Department, Heart Institute Niculae Stăncioiu, 19-21 Motilor Street, 400001 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Adrian MolnarCardiovascular Surgery Department, Heart Institute Niculae Stăncioiu, 19-21 Motilor Street, 400001 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Simona ManoleRadiology Department, Heart Institute Niculae Stăncioiu, 19-21 Motilor Street, 400001 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-8492-5777
Alexandru AchimCardiology Department, Heart Institute Niculae Stăncioiu, 19-21 Motilor Street, 400001 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-5540-3478
Mihai SuceveanuCardiology Department, Heart Institute Niculae Stăncioiu, 19-21 Motilor Street, 400001 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0009-0009-6726-7125

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cardiac tumors are a very rare but heterogenous group of diseases that may reveal themselves through a variety of nonspecific cardiac symptoms that may pose a challenge to the diagnostic process. Myxofibrosarcoma is a particularly rare type of cardiac tumor that carries a poor prognosis, thus making accurate and timely diagnosis essential. A 61-year-old woman presented with fatigue and shortness of breath during mild exercise, symptoms that have progressively worsened during the previous year. Multimodality imaging consisting of transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography (TTE and TEE), cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR), cardiac computer tomography (CCT), and fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission computer tomography (18F-FDG PET-CT) was used for the diagnosis and postoperative follow-up of a myxofibrosarcoma.

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cardiac tumorsmultimodality imagingmyxofibrosarcoma

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PMID37238295
PMCPMC10217285

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