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Extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma of primary cardiac origin

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A 13-year-old boy presented with cardiac tamponade. Echocardiography revealed a large mass extending from the right and left ventricles into a large pericardial effusion. Pathology confirmed the first reported case of a primary cardiac extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma.

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  1. Departments of Pediatrics and Cardiology, Medical Center Hospital of Vermont Cardiology Unit, University of Vermont College of Medicine, McClure 1, 05401, Burlington, Vermont, USA

    J. C. Higgins, P. J. Katzman, S. B. Yeager, J. D. Dickerman, B. J. Leavitt, M. D. Tischler & R. W. Battle

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Higgins, J.C., Katzman, P.J., Yeager, S.B. et al. Extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma of primary cardiac origin. Pediatr Cardiol 15, 207–208 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00800678

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