title: Blood cyst with a calcium stone originating from the right atrial septum.
abstract: Blood cysts of the heart in adults are extremely rare, and their origin is usually from the valvular apparatus. However, a case was encountered of a blood cyst originating from the right atrial septum of a 59-year-old woman. Furthermore the cyst contained calcium stone. The cyst with the stone was Successfully excised. Neither situation has been reported previously in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Heart Institute of Japan, Tokyo Women's Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Niinami
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishihara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yamaguti
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takase
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium; D002137:Calculi / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006346:Heart Septum; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D002118:Calcium