Tricuspid valve obstruction caused by plasmacytoma metastasis.
A patient undergoing resection of a solid, right-sided intracardiac plasmacytoma metastasis causing severe dyspnea and tricuspid valve obstruction is reported. A review of the literature verified the rarity of this clinical finding.
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Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D014264:Tricuspid Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*