Cancer Patient With Unusual Dyspnea in the COVID-19 Era: Challenging Management of a Rare Cardiac Tumor

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.01.011

JACC: Case Reports

Volume 3, Issue 5, May 2021, Pages 823-828

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Abstract

Heart failure symptoms, in particular dyspnea, may be difficult to frame in a patient with cancer. We report the case of an oncological patient whose dyspnea could have been attributable to various causes and whose management was challenging in the context of the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

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cancer

computed tomography

echocardiography

imaging

right ventricle

shortness of breath

Abbreviations and Acronyms

COVID-19

coronavirus disease-2019

computed tomography

MPNST

malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor

RVOT

right ventricular outflow tract

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JACC: Case Reports

Mini-Focus Issue: Cardio-oncologyCase Report: Clinical CaseCancer Patient With Unusual Dyspnea in the COVID-19 Era: Challenging Management of a Rare Cardiac Tumor

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Mini-Focus Issue: Cardio-oncology
Case Report: Clinical Case
Cancer Patient With Unusual Dyspnea in the COVID-19 Era: Challenging Management of a Rare Cardiac Tumor