Malignant schwannoma metastasizing to the heart

We introduce the case of a 34-year-old male with a malignant metastasizing tumor in the heart associated with skin manifestations. The patient was submitted to heart surgery to resect the tumor. The correct diagnosis was done by pathological findings and immunohistochemical methods and showed, malig...

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Published in:	Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia Vol. 58; no. 1; p. 35
Main Authors:	Menezes Júnior, A da S, Greco, O T, Fiorini, M, Pavarino, P, Corbucci, H, Caixeta, A M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Portuguese
Published:	Brazil 01-01-1992
Subjects:	Adult Angiocardiography Biopsy Echocardiography, Doppler Electrocardiography Heart Neoplasms - diagnosis Heart Neoplasms - secondary Heart Neoplasms - surgery Humans Male Neurilemmoma - diagnosis Neurilemmoma - secondary Neurilemmoma - surgery S100 Proteins - analysis Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:	We introduce the case of a 34-year-old male with a malignant metastasizing tumor in the heart associated with skin manifestations. The patient was submitted to heart surgery to resect the tumor. The correct diagnosis was done by pathological findings and immunohistochemical methods and showed, malignant schwannoma.
ISSN:	0066-782X