TY - JOUR
T1 - Pseudomyxoma originating from the interatrial septum in a heart transplant patient
AU - Neuman, Yoram
AU - Tolstrup, Kirsten
AU - Blanche, Carlos
AU - Luthringer, Daniel
AU - Kobal, Sergio
AU - Miyamoto, Takashi
AU - Luo, Huai
AU - Siegel, Robert J.
PY - 2005/7
Y1 - 2005/7
N2 - This report describes the echocardiographic diagnosis of an intracardiac mass in a heart transplant patient. The typical morphology of the lesions, its attachment to the interatrial septum, and the absence of a nidus focus for thrombus formation led to the preoperative assumption that it was a myxoma. The mass was successfully excised at the time of operation and the patient had an uneventful recovery. Pathology findings revealed a thrombus. Thus, echocardiography may have limited specificity for the differentiation of intracardiac tumors and thrombus.
AB - This report describes the echocardiographic diagnosis of an intracardiac mass in a heart transplant patient. The typical morphology of the lesions, its attachment to the interatrial septum, and the absence of a nidus focus for thrombus formation led to the preoperative assumption that it was a myxoma. The mass was successfully excised at the time of operation and the patient had an uneventful recovery. Pathology findings revealed a thrombus. Thus, echocardiography may have limited specificity for the differentiation of intracardiac tumors and thrombus.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.echo.2004.09.014
DO - 10.1016/j.echo.2004.09.014
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C2 - 16003277
AN - SCOPUS:21344442394
SN - 0894-7317
VL - 18
SP - 771a
JO - Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
JF - Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
IS - 7
ER -