A fatal case of acute pulmonary embolism caused by right ventricular masses of acute lymphoblastic lymphoma-leukemia in a 13 year old girl

We report a case of a 13-year-old girl with acute lymphoblastic lymphoma-leukemia, who presented with a cardiac metastasis in the right ventricle, resulting in a pulmonary embolism. At the time of her leukemia diagnosis, a cardiac mass was incidentally found. The differential diagnosis for this unus...

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Main Authors: Yu Mi Ko, Soo Hyun Lee, June Huh, Hong Hoe Koo, Ji Hyuk Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Pediatric Society 2012-07-01
Series:Korean Journal of Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://kjp.or.kr/upload/pdf/kjped-55-249.pdf