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Severe thrombocytopenia complicating giant left atrial rhabdomyosarcoma.

Authors :
Abdul-Jawad O
Barrabés JA
Figueras J
Peña-Gil C
Peris X
Llibre C
Murtra M
García-Dorado D
Source :
International journal of cardiology [Int J Cardiol] 2011 Jul 01; Vol. 150 (1), pp. e15-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Jul 12.
Publication Year :
2011

Abstract

We report an adult patient with a large left atrial rhabdomyosarcoma causing intracardiac blood flow obstruction and thrombocytopenia, in whom platelet count normalized after surgical excision of the tumor. The patient presented a fatal intracranial hemorrhage 2 weeks after surgery.<br /> (Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1874-1754
Volume :
150
Issue :
1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
International journal of cardiology
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
19596157
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.06.042