title: Right atrial myxoma presenting as syncope due to pulmonary embolism in a previously asymptomatic patient.
abstract: Tumours of the heart are rare, and in the vast majority of cases are myxomas that have a benign profile. According to their location, their clinical manifestations differ but there are cases that are completely asymptomatic [M. Yuce, S. Dagdelen, M. Ergelen, N. Eren, N. Caglar, A huge obstructive myxoma located in the right heart without causing any symptom. Int J Cardiol 2007;114:405-406.], found only post-mortem. Herein we describe the case of a 45-year-old female patient previously asymptomatic who presented with syncope due to a large right atrial myxoma with extracardiac localization as embolic phenomenon in the pulmonary artery tree.
authors.forename: Bill D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Gogas
authors.forename: Loukianos S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Rallidis
authors.forename: Efstathios K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Iliodromitis
authors.forename: Dimitrios T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Kremastinos
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013575:Syncope / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology