Cited 5 times since 2005 (0.3 per year) source: EuropePMC European journal of echocardiography : the journal of the Working Group on Echocardiography of the European Society of Cardiology, Volume 6, Issue 5, 2 1 2005, Pages 388-391 Contrast echocardiography as a useful additional diagnostic tool in evaluating a primary cardiac tumor. Haverkamp MC, Scholte AJ, Holman ER, Jongbloed MR, Schippers EF, de Roos A, van der Wall EE, Poldermans D, Bax JJ, Schalij MJ
The current report describes a case of a primary cardiac lymphoma. For early and appropriate treatment of a cardiac mass it is not only important to determine its localization and extension but also to differentiate between malignant and benign lesions. This report demonstrates that not only transthoracic echocardiography but also the other different forms of echocardiography such as transesophageal echocardiography, as well as contrast and intracardiac echocardiography, are useful tools in the diagnostic workup of cardiac masses.
