title: Rare right ventricular myxoma detected incidentally on a FAST examination.
abstract: A young man underwent Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) scan for blunt abdominal trauma. An incidental finding on the pericardial view was the presence of a tumor in the right ventricle. Detailed cardiac imaging and subsequent excision revealed the presence of a myxoma. The patient had no obvious cardiac symptoms, but the awareness and experience of the examiner during the FAST examination detected this rare heart tumor at a latent stage, preventing serious, irreversible complications. This case demonstrates the potential importance of looking above the diaphragm during routine abdominal sonography, especially in patients who are critically ill.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Radiology, University of Athens, Medical School, Eugenidion Hospital, Papadiamandopoulou Street 20, 11528 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Paraskevas S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Brestas
authors.forename: Katerina S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Malagari
authors.forename: Dimitrios A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Kelekis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed