Giant right atrial mass obliterating the right atrium

Giant right atrial mass obliterating the right atrium

A73-year-old man with past medical history of mechanical aortic valve replacement, metastatic melanoma of unknown primaries with liver metastasis, presented with progressive shortness of breath and dyspnea on exertion. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) showed a large homogenous mass completely oc...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives 2015-01, Vol.5 (5), p.29607-29607
Hauptverfasser: Al-Fakhouri, Ahmad, Hwang, Inyong, Alsafwah, Shadwan F.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Atrial mass
Atrial thrombus
Atrial tumor
Blood clots
Colleges & universities
Heart surgery
Hospitals
Melanoma
Metastasis
Metastatic melanoma
Radiology Imaging
Surgeons
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Zusammenfassung:A73-year-old man with past medical history of mechanical aortic valve replacement, metastatic melanoma of unknown primaries with liver metastasis, presented with progressive shortness of breath and dyspnea on exertion. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) showed a large homogenous mass completely occupying the right atrial cavity and extending to and nearly obstructing the inflow area of the tricuspid valve. He was treated with chemotherapy.
ISSN:2000-9666
2000-9666
DOI:10.3402/jchimp.v5.29607