Masson Tumor in the Left Atrial Appendage Presenting as Cardioembolic Cerebral Infarction

Autor: Yogamaya Mantha, MD, Rakushumimarika Harada, MD, Michinari Hieda, MD, MS, PhD, Andrew Assaf, MD, Uday Tatiraju, MS, Mark Feldman, MD, Darryl Kawalsky, MD
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: JACC: Case Reports, Vol 2, Iss 12, Pp 1969-1973 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2666-0849
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.05.044
Popis: A 70-year-old woman presented with aphasia caused by acute infarction in the left middle cerebral artery. Cardiac investigation revealed progressively increasing mobile mass in the left atrial appendage over 2 months (from 9 to 15 mm). Decision was made to proceed with mass resection, and pathological evaluation confirmed Masson tumor. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)
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