Nonvalvular right atrial papillary fibroelastoma

Autor: Asimul Ansari, Marin Sekosan, Emad Uddin Hakemi, Jennifer Bero
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 145:e71-e73
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.02.077
Popis: We present the case of a 61-year-old woman with a previous history of hypertension and diabetes mellitus. The patient was admitted for acute cholecystitis, which was confirmed radiologically by a computed tomography scan with contrast that also showed an incidental right atrial filling defect. A transthoracic echocardiogram showed a 20 3 22-mm spheric echogenic mass in the right atrium with mild mitral annular calcification. Surgical resection was planned using preoperative coronary angiography, which showed no evidence of coronary artery disease. She underwent surgical resection through a right atriotomy and a cardiopulmonary bypass without any adverse events. Grossly, the tumor was a 4 3 3-cm, cauliflower-shaped, purple-colored mass attached to the interatrial septum (Figure 1). A bovine pericardial patch was used to repair the resultant defect. Histopathology showed numerous papillae with endocardial lining and cores containing myocytes as well as scattered elastic fibers (Figure 2). The postoperative period was complicated by an atypical atrial flutter that was treated medically.
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