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. 2015 Jan;32(1):34-35.

Complete Heart Block in a Patient With Metastatic Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

Charles K Lin  1 , Allyson Cochet  1 , Jack E Lewi  1
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Complete Heart Block in a Patient With Metastatic Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

Charles K Lin et al. Fed Pract. 2015 Jan.

Abstract

Following a 2-day history of exertional dyspnea and palpitations, diagnostic images revealed a soft tissue mass in the right ventricular overflow tract. Can you guess the cause?

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Author disclosures The authors report no actual or potential conflicts of interest with regard to this article.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Computed Tomography Angiogram of the Chest A 2.6-cm soft tissue mass is visible in the right ventricular outflow tract (arrow).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging A low-intermediate T1 intensity lesion is visible (arrow) within the right ventricle, just distal to the tricuspid valve.
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