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Case Reports
. 2021 Jul 31;7(10):694-697.
doi: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2021.07.009. eCollection 2021 Oct.

Malignancies masquerading as device pocket infections

Toni Moseley  1 , Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green  2 , Gregory Feld  2 , Travis Pollema  1
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Case Reports

Malignancies masquerading as device pocket infections

Toni Moseley et al. HeartRhythm Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: CIED; Cancer; Device infection; Lead extraction; Malignancy; Pacemaker; Pacemaker complication; Pathology; Pocket infection.

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Case #1 at time of presentation.
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Case #1 wound 11 weeks after original surgery, just prior to return to operating room.
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Case #2 at time of presentation.
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