title: Embolus in transit.
abstract: A patient who presented with recurrent syncopal episodes was discovered to have a right-sided heart mass, which was revealed as an embolus in transit resulting in a lethal pulmonary embolic event. The initial focus of etiology on tumor rather than thrombus was misleading. A higher index of suspicion of thrombus in right heart mass may help future patients receive more directed therapy.
authors: Department of Family Medicine, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.
authors: Jodie
authors: J
authors: Dejecacion
authors: Deanne
authors: D
authors: Veselka
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Ragain
authors: Leigh Ann
authors: LA
authors: Jenkins
authors: Gary
authors: G
authors: Meyerrose
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012008:Recurrence; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology