Giant floating thrombus localized in the ascending aorta.
We report the case of a 32-year-old male patient with symptoms of cerebrovascular accident manifesting with dysarthria. A transesophageal echocardiogram showed a floating mass localized in the ascending aorta, and a multislice computed tomography evaluation confirmed the diagnosis. With a comprehensive assessment of the mass, we decided on surgical intervention. A pedunculated and fragile mass was seen just near the right coronary ostium. The measured dimensions were 7.7 x 1.0 x 1.5 cm. The removed mass has been analyzed histopathologically and found to be the cause of the neurologic findings with an uncertain underlying etiology.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Maltepe University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Mahmut
M
Akyildiz
Yilmaz
Y
Zorman
Tamer
T
Aksoy
Mustafa S
MS
Yilmazer
Esra
E
Erturk
Cagatay L
CL
Onar
Ahmet
A
Midi
D000328:Adult; D001011:Aorta / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler