title: [Abscess of the mitral annulus mimicking left atrial tumour -- case report].
abstract: A case of a 50-year-old female with hypertension and diabetes, admitted to the hospital due to echocardiographically detected left atrial tumour, is presented. Differential diagnosis included thrombus, myxoma and infectious tumour. The patient 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.affiliation: 114 Szpital Wojskowy SP ZOZ, ul Słowackiego 85, 37-700 Przemyśl, Poland. ssowa@vp.pl
authors.forename: Stanisław
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sowa
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kleinrok
authors.forename: Tadeusz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gburek
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zaremba-Flis
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging