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Intracardiac ectopic thyroid (struma cordis)

Authors :
Josef, Besik
Ondrej, Szarszoi
Anastazie, Bartonova
Ivan, Netuka
Jiri, Maly
Marian, Urban
Jozef, Jakabcin
Jan, Pirk
Source :
Journal of cardiac surgery. 29(2)
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

A 67-year-old male with a history of gastrointestinal malignancy was found to have a tumor in the right ventricular outflow tract. The tumor was surgically removed, and the histological diagnosis was thyroid struma. We review the literature on this rare cardiac tumor.

Details

ISSN :
15408191
Volume :
29
Issue :
2
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of cardiac surgery
Accession number :
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