[Multiple atrial ball thrombi with stalk mimicking myxoma without valve disease: a case report].
A 77-year-old man with atrial tumors was admitted to our hospital. He had no history of dyspnea, palpitation, or chest pain. He had a history of hypertension and atrial fibrillation without valve disease. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography showed floating ball tumors with stalks from the right atrium (28 X 31 mm), the interatrial septum (16 X 11 mm), and the left atrial appendage (14 X 8 mm). The tumors were surgically removed and histologic examination of these tumors confirmed organization thrombus. This case of multiple atrial ball thrombi illustrates the problems with differentiation of myxoma and thrombus.
Sonoda
Masahiro
M
The Second Department of Cardiology, National Hospital Organization Kagoshima Medical Center, Shiroyama-cho 8-1, Kagoshima, Kagoshima. sonodama@kagomc2.hosp.go.jp
Higashi
Kensaku
K
Shimokawahara
Hiroto
H
Tanaka
Hideki
H
Kashima
Katsuro
K
Nakamura
Kazuhiko
K
D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006325:Heart Atria; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed