Fungal infection masquerading as papillary muscle tumor.
case_report · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 23608289.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.10.060.
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Abstract
Papillary muscle tumors are rare. Similarly, the evidence of fungal infection in myocardium is rare. We present a 40-year-old woman with papillary muscle growth with progressively increasing dyspnea. Histologic examination confirmed the presence of fungal infection as the reason for this mass.
Medical subject headings
- Heart Neoplasms
- Mycoses
- Papillary Muscles