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.
Akyildiz
Mahmut
M
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Maltepe University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Zorman
Yilmaz
Y
Aksoy
Tamer
T
Yilmazer
Mustafa S
MS
Erturk
Esra
E
Onar
Cagatay L
CL
Midi
Ahmet
A
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