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Case Report and Literature Review of Cardiac Amyloidosis: A Not-So-Rare Cause o...
Baptista, Patrícia; Moura De Azevedo, Sofia; Alexandre, André; Dias-Frias, AndréRestrictive cardiomyopathy secondary to cardiac amyloidosis is an underdiagnosed cause of heart failure and it is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The most common types of amyloidosis are light chain amyloidosis, transthyretin amyloidosis and secondary amyloidosis. We report the case of a 84-year-old man that presented with new onset signs and symptoms of heart failure. Multimodality imaging...
A Rare Case of Mediastinal Mass: Thymoma and Thymic Tumor
Moura De Azevedo, Sofia; Baptista, Patrícia; Pichel, Rita C; Dias, Rita R; Bertão, ManuelaThymomas and thymic carcinomas are rare mediastinal neoplasms arising from thymic epithelial cells, and the presence of synchronous or metachronous primary thymic neoplasms in a single patient is an extremely rare event. Thymoma patients appear to have an inherent predisposition toward developing additional neoplasms. This additionally presents a diagnostic challenge, revealing the importance of multidisciplina...