Abstract
Presentation of Case A 75-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of a colonic carcinoma, right ventricular mass, and pleuritic chest pains. The patient was in vigorous health three months earlier, when a physical examination was normal; he continued to play tennis doubles regularly and to take part in ballroom dancing. A stool specimen gave a negative test for occult blood. One month later he had a “boring,” nonpleuritic pain in the left scapular region. His physician heard a Grade 2 apical systolic murmur for the first time; the lungs were clear. Radiographs of the chest revealed slight prominence…
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1442-1448 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | New England Journal of Medicine |
| Volume | 327 |
| Issue number | 20 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 12 1992 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine