CARDIAC SARCOMA MASQUERADING AS MELANOMA: A CASE REPORT
S. Najem*, S. Razine, S. Lemsanes, S. Harrak, O. Belkouchi, H. Abahssain, H. Mrabti and H. Errihani
ABSTRACT
Primary cardiac sarcomas are a rare clinico-pathological entity difficult to diagnose and with a poor prognosis. A high degree of suspicion is required in young patients with a cardiorespiratory symptoms. This case tend to show the insidious nature and the aggressiveness of this pathology in a young patient of 24 years with a transthoracic echocardiogram showing a right ventricular mass, cervical and mediastinal lymphadenopathy at CT scan and a histopathological analysis in favor of melanoma.
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