Diastolic runoff with widened arterial pulse pressure in an adolescent with widely metastatic testicular chriocarcinoma
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Abstract
Widened arterial pulse pressure is often found with conditions having exaggerated diastolic runoff flow, such as aortic insufficiency and arteriovenous malformation. We report a 17-year-old boy with metastatic testicular choriocarcinoma and a widened pulse pressure. Ultrasonography and Doppler analysis revealed significant runoff flow into multiple large hepatic metastases. After chemotherapy, there was diminution in his metastases, a narrowing of the pulse pressure, and no evidence of runoff flow in the liver. These cardiovascular findings have not been previously described in association with metastatic vascular malignancies.
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Choriocarcinoma Pulse pressureReferences
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