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CHAPTER 20: CARDIAC MASSES AND PERICARDIAL PATHOLOGY
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1. Which of the following are helpful in identifying the type of tumor with TEE?
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b. A history of nicotine abuse
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c. A history of alcohol abuse
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2. Morphological properties that may be helpful in the TEE diagnosis of cardiac tumors include:
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3. Other characteristics that may be helpful in TEE diagnosis of cardiac tumors include:
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a. Response to antibiotic therapy
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b. The texture of the tumor
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4. Which of the following represents the most common type of primary benign cardiac tumor?
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d. Papillary fibroelastoma
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5. Which of the following represents the least common type of primary benign cardiac tumor?
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6. Which of the following represents the most common type of primary malignant cardiac tumor?
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7. Which of the following common tumors is benign and occurs between the third and sixth decades of life, mostly in females?
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