Demonstration of the inner structure of a right atrial myxoma by transoesophageal echocardiography.
We report a case of a large right atrial myxoma. With the use of transoesophageal echocardiography, several cysts were identified within the tumour and necrotic tissue was differentiated from myxomatous tissue according to its echo-level. Transoesophageal echocardiography was very useful for the precise diagnosis of cardiac tumour and demonstration of the inner structure.
Ohshima
H
H
First Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical College, Japan.
Kawashima
E
E
Ogawa
Y
Y
Tobise
K
K
Onodera
S
S
D000368:Aged; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009232:Myxoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology