We report the case of a 52-year-old man with a history of acute myeloid
leukemia who presented to the emergency room with
fatigue, dyspnea and chest pain. Initial routine examination showed signs of
right heart failure. A CT was requested to
rule out pulmonary embolism. The imaging revealed the presence of a cardiac
infiltrative mass involving the heart’s right free wall that proved to be a
chloroma.
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