Remnant of the common pulmonary vein: usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging in improving diagnosis. A case report in a child.
Abnormal incorporation of the common pulmonary vein can result in a fibromuscular partition of the left atrium, often appearing as an elongated mass on transthoracic echocardiographic examination. Differentiation from an atrial thrombus or tumour may sometimes be difficult. We report a case of a young patient with a left atrial mass detected by ultrasound study and correctly diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging as remnant of the common pulmonary vein.
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Servizio di Cardiologia, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova.
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D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*