[Pericardial abscess by aspergillus mimicking a cardiac tumor].
We report a rare case of 34-year-old man who was diagnosed as cardiac tumor after therapy for acute lymphatic leukemia. Echocardiography and computed tomography (CT) showed that the tumor was located from the right atrium to the right ventricle and about 6.0 cm in diameter. Resection of the tumor was performed under cardiopulmonary bypass. The histological findings revealed pericardial abscess by Aspergillus.
Yamamoto
S
S
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kure Kyosai lHospital, Kure, Japan.
Shichijo
T
T
Hino
N
N
D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed