Adult cardiac cystic lymphangiectasia of the right atrium.
Cardiac lympangiectasia is a rare pathological dilation of the lymphatic channels of the heart. Diagnosis is made by pathology; however, there remains no definitive diagnostic study. There are reports of cardiac cystic lymphangiectasias in children. A case of right atrial lymphangiectasia, initially identified by echocardiography, is presented here. This is the first report of such a mass.
Matarieh
Azmey
A
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Northwestern University, Feinberg, School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA.
Harinstein
Matthew E
ME
Salanitri
John
J
Maganti
Kameswari
K
D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008200:Lymphangiectasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome