Extension of a pulmonary blastoma into the left atrium.
Pulmonary tumors of embryonic origin are rare, and pulmonary blastomas are probably the most uncommon. A thorough literature search disclosed no previous reports of extension of this type of tumor into the heart. We describe a patient whose initial clinical presentation suggested an obstructive left atrial mass; however, clinical and histologic findings indicated the mass was a tumor that originated from a pulmonary blastoma that extended into the left atrium through a pulmonary vein. The unique aspect of this case is that the patient's symptoms were related to the obstructive effects of the atrial mass, not to the primary pulmonary tumor.
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Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, Ariz 85008, USA. EZAMD@HOTMAIL.COM
Sudhakar
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Gonzales
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D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006325:Heart Atria; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D018202:Pulmonary Blastoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D011667:Pulmonary Veins