Incidental finding of a giant asymptomatic right atrial tumor

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology

Thomas Strecker¹ 

关键词: Cardiac tumors;    myxoma;    echocardiography;    surgery;    pathology;   

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学科分类：生理学与病理学

来源: e-Century Publishing Corporation

【 摘 要 】

Primary cardiac tumors are very rare, atrial myxoma being the most common benign tumor of the heart. They may present with a great variety of incidental asymptomatic masses to severe life-threatening cardiovascular complications necessitating emergency surgery. Here we report the diagnostic evaluation and successful surgical resection of such a giant cardiac tumor which was found on a routine medical check-up in a 62-year-old patient. Histology confirmed diagnosis of unusually huge myxoma. This article demonstrates it’s necessary to include cardiac tumors in the differential diagnosis of subtle and non-specific cardiothoracic symptoms.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC