Case Report
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World J Cardiol. Mar 26, 2011; 3(3): 98-100
Published online Mar 26, 2011. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v3.i3.98
Cardiac mass in a patient with colorectal cancer: “Not all that glitters is gold!”
Rui Providência, Ana Botelho, Paula Mota, Rui Catarino, António Leitão-Marques
Rui Providência, Ana Botelho, Paula Mota, António Leitão-Marques, Department of Cardiology, Coimbra’s Hospital Center, Coimbra, 3041-801, Portugal
Rui Catarino, Department of Radiology, Coimbra’s Hospital Center, Coimbra, 3041-801, Portugal
Author contributions: Providência R was assistant cardiologist and wrote the first version of the paper; Botelho A performed the echocardiogram evaluation; Mota P and Catarino R performed the cardiac MDCT and Leitão-Marques A performed the coronary angiogram; all co-authors critically revised the paper and provided important conceptual contributions to the discussion and clinical implications of this case report.
Correspondence to: Dr. Rui Providência, Department of Cardiology, Coimbra’s Hospital Center, Quinta dos Vales S. Martinho do Bispo, Coimbra, 3041-801, Portugal. rui_providencia@yahoo.com
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Received: July 14, 2010
Revised: August 12, 2010
Accepted: August 19, 2010
Published online: March 26, 2011
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