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01.08.2010 | Bild des Monats
Hemoptysis – a sign of primary cardiac malignancy
verfasst von:
C. Mader, P. Stolzmann, S. Leschka, H. Alkadhi, Hans Scheffel, MD
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Ausgabe 5/2010
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Excerpt
A 53-year-old male patient was referred to our hospital with progressive cough and haemoptysis of 3 weeks’ standing. He reported unintentional weight loss of 5 kg in the previous 3 months; physical examination revealed inspiratory wheezing. With the exception of type 2 diabetes and arterial hypertension, his medical history was unremarkable. Laboratory data showed elevated lactate dehydrogenase (711 U/l) and CRP (33 ng/l). …