Leiomyosarcoma of the right atrium masked by a covering thrombus: Conflicting results of echocardiography and transvenous biopsy - In favor of echocardiography

Ilan Auerbach; Alexander Tenenbaum; Enrique Z. Fisman; Joseph Shemesh; Meora Feinmeser; Yitzhak Herz; Ana Trujillo; Michael Motro

doi:10.1111/j.1540-8175.1997.tb00769.x

Leiomyosarcoma of the right atrium masked by a covering thrombus: Conflicting results of echocardiography and transvenous biopsy - In favor of echocardiography

Ilan Auerbach, Alexander Tenenbaum, Enrique Z. Fisman, Joseph Shemesh, Meora Feinmeser, Yitzhak Herz, Ana Trujillo, Michael Motro

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A 62-year-old woman was admitted for the evaluation of pedal edema and ascitis. Echocardiography revealed a right atrial (RA) mass invading the interatrial septum and extending into the inferior vena cava (IVC). Contrast enhanced computerized tomography scan excluded extravascular involvement. An organized thrombus was diagnosed by transvenous endomyocardial biopsy. The patient was treated with continuous intravenous heparin, and died soon after from hepatic failure. Postmortem histologic examination revealed a leiomyosarcoma surrounded by a thrombus involving RA, IVC, and hepatic veins. Endomyocardial biopsy played a misleading role that affected patient's management.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	607-610
Number of pages	4
Journal	Echocardiography
Volume	14
Issue number	6 PART I
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8175.1997.tb00769.x
State	Published - Nov 1997

Keywords

Echocardiograph
Endomyocardial biopsy
Inferior vena cava
Leiomyosarcoma
Right atrium
Thrombus

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Auerbach, I, Tenenbaum, A, Fisman, EZ , Shemesh, J, Feinmeser, M, Herz, Y, Trujillo, A & Motro, M 1997, 'Leiomyosarcoma of the right atrium masked by a covering thrombus: Conflicting results of echocardiography and transvenous biopsy - In favor of echocardiography', Echocardiography, vol. 14, no. 6 PART I, pp. 607-610. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8175.1997.tb00769.x

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