Right atrial myxoma presenting as nonresolving pulmonary emboli: case report.
A case of right atrial myxoma causing extensive pulmonary embolization is described. Five years elapsed between the initial consultation and the correct diagnosis. The patient has been free of symptoms for 3 years following surgical removal of the tumor. The clinical manifestations of right atrial myxoma, the differential diagnosis, and the atypical lung-scan features are discussed.
D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009214:Myoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology