title: Right atrial myxoma with pulmonary embolism.
abstract: Right atrial myxomas are rare tumors that often go undiagnosed. Pulmonary embolism originating from the tumor mass is a potentially fatal complication. We report the case of a young man in whom a right atrial myxoma with recurrent episodes of pulmonary embolism was diagnosed 1 month after the beginning of symptoms by two-dimensional transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography. Early diagnosis of cardiac myxomas is important since surgical treatment is usually resolutive with low recurrence rates and good long-term survival.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Udine, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De Carli
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Sechi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ciani
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Barillari
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dolcetti
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bartoli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence