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Cardiac Metastasis of an Ovarian Adenocarcinoma Diagnosed by two Dimensional Echocardiography: A Case Report and Review of the Literature on Cardiac Masses Diagnosed by Cardiac Ultrasounds
The first case of right ventricular metastatic ovarian adenocarcinoma diagnosed by two dimensional echocardiography is described. A detailed review of the literature on cardiac tumors diagnosed echocardiographically is given.
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