Blood Cyst of the Right Ventricle Presenting as Recurrent High Fever and Chills in an Adult

Blood cysts are uncommon primary cardiac tumors, frequently encountered in pediatric patients, but extremely rare when found in adults. Due to the considerable risks of embolization and obstruction of the blood flow, surgical removal is preferred. Herein, we report a case of blood cyst of the right...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 2009-02, Vol.87 (2), p.638-640
Hauptverfasser:	Dumantepe, Mert, MD, Ak, Koray, MD, Mungan, Ufuk, MD, Alp, Ibrahim, MD, Inan, Bilal Kaan, MD, Yilmaz, Ahmet Turan, MD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Biological and medical sciences Biopsy, Needle Blood Cardiac Surgical Procedures - methods Cardiology. Vascular system Cardiomyopathies - diagnosis Cardiomyopathies - surgery Cardiopulmonary Bypass Cardiothoracic Surgery Chills - diagnosis Chills - etiology Cysts - diagnosis Cysts - surgery Diagnostic Imaging - methods Echocardiography, Transesophageal Fever - diagnosis Fever - etiology Follow-Up Studies Heart Ventricles Humans Immunohistochemistry Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Medical sciences Pneumology Rare Diseases Recurrence Risk Assessment Surgery Tomography, X-Ray Computed Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	Blood cysts are uncommon primary cardiac tumors, frequently encountered in pediatric patients, but extremely rare when found in adults. Due to the considerable risks of embolization and obstruction of the blood flow, surgical removal is preferred. Herein, we report a case of blood cyst of the right ventricle, presenting as recurrent fever and chills in an adult patient.
ISSN:	0003-4975 1552-6259
DOI:	10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.06.032