Could heart pressure lead to swelling in face?
Patient: 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? Doctor: 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