title: Adult cardiac cystic lymphangiectasia of the right atrium.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Northwestern University, Feinberg, School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA.
authors.forename: Azmey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matarieh
authors.forename: Matthew E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Harinstein
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Salanitri
authors.forename: Kameswari
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maganti
mesh_terms: 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