title: Demonstration of the inner structure of a right atrial myxoma by transoesophageal echocardiography.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohshima
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kawashima
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tobise
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Onodera
mesh_terms: 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