title: [Abscess of the mitral annulus mimicking left atrial tumour - case report].
abstract: A case of a 70-year-old female with hypertension, atrial fibrillation and angina pectoris, admitted to the hospital due to echocardiographically detected left atrial tumour, is presented. Differential diagnosis included thrombus, myxoma, infectious or neoplastic tumour. The patients underwent surgery. Histopathological examination revealed the presence of an abscess in the left atrium. This report underlines the difficulties in the diagnosis of cardiac tumours.
authors: Klinika Choroby Wieńcowej CM UJ, Kraków, Poland.
authors: Urszula
authors: U
authors: Czubek
authors: Wiesława
authors: W
authors: Piwowarska
authors: Nader
authors: N
authors: El Massri
authors: Z
authors: Z
authors: Hyła
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Pfitzner
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure