Bilocular atrial malignant mesenchymoma causing mitral and localized pulmonary vein flow obstruction: diagnosis by transoesophageal echocardiography.
Cardiac malignant mesenchymoma is an extremely rare malignancy with poor prognosis. We report a patient presenting with a history and clinical findings typical of mitral stenosis. Transthoracic echocardiography showed a mass on the thickened posterior mitral leaflet. Transoesophageal echocardiography revealed two tumoural masses: one on the atrial side of the posterior mitral leaflet causing mitral obstruction, the other arising in the region of the right lower pulmonary vein orifice and obstructing inflow through this vein.
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Medical Clinic St. Antonius Hospital Eschweiler, Germany.
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Hauptmann
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Schuster
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D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology*; D008637:Mesenchymoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000209:etiology*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*