European Journal of Echocardiography Advance Access published online on September 13, 2009
European Journal of Echocardiography, doi:10.1093/ejechocard/jep117
Small cell carcinoma of the lung: an incidental finding on routine cardiac imaging
Division of Nuclear Cardiology, Columbia University, 622 West 168th Street, New York, USA
Received 14 June 2009; accepted after revision 20 August 2009.
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We describe a case of small cell carcinoma of the lung presenting as a mediastinal mass detected incidentally on transthoracic echocardiography and nuclear SPECT imaging.
Keywords: Small cell carcinoma; Mediastinal mass; Transthoracic echocardiography; Myocardial perfusion imaging