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Could Heart Pressure Lead To Swelling In Face?
An 8 year old boy from my church was taken to the hospital today with chest pains. They found that he has a mass putting pressure on his heart and are transporting him, via helicoptor, to a children's hospital. I had asked his mother last week about his face looking a bit swollen. Do you have any idea what the mass might be?
Fri, 13 Jan 2017
Hi,
Yes, it's possible if mass is causing compression over and surrounding blood vessels it may lead swelling of face. Mass can have number of causes. Common cause is lymphoma is a type of blood cancer. However we cannot say the unless we do biopsy of the mass. So it's unwise to discuss regarding diagnosis until CT scan and biopsy is done.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Sagar Makode
Yes, it's possible if mass is causing compression over and surrounding blood vessels it may lead swelling of face. Mass can have number of causes. Common cause is lymphoma is a type of blood cancer. However we cannot say the unless we do biopsy of the mass. So it's unwise to discuss regarding diagnosis until CT scan and biopsy is done.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Sagar Makode
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