Title of article
Huge mass in right side of the heart: A rare case report
Author/Authors
Ghasemi, Reza Department of Cardiology - Dey 9th Hospital - Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences - Torbat Heydariyeh , Ghanei-Motlagh, Fahimeh Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Qaem Hospital - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad , Nazari, Susan Department of Cardiology - Dey 9th Hospital - Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences - Torbat Heydariyeh , Yaghubi, Mohsen Department of Cardiac Anesthesiology - School of Medicine - Student Research Committee - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad
Pages
4
From page
291
To page
294
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The presence of primary intracardiac tumors are scarce, and most of them are myxomas. We reported, in this paper, a case with huge mass in the right side of the heart. CASE REPORT: A 45-year-old man, with a complaint of bilateral lower limbs edema and exertional dyspnea, was admitted to intensive cardiac care unit. Cardiac auscultation revealed soft grade systolic murmur without any evidence of “tumor plop.” Echocardiography showed a huge mobile mass in right side of the heart that suggested myxoma. Our patient underwent cardiac surgery with excision of 13 cm mass. Histopathological study was confirmed the diagnosis of mass type. CONCLUSION: In this case report, it shows that in the differential diagnosis of right-sided heart failure, the right sided myxoma must be considered. The preferable approach in patient with cardiac myxomas is surgical excision to alleviate symptoms, early identification, and removal.
Keywords
Myxoma , Cardiac Surgery , Echocardiography , Case Report
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2016
Record number
2445107
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