title: Cardiac tuberculoma of the right atrium.
abstract: We report a patient with a large mass in the right atrium with tricuspid valve involvement resulting in significant stenosis, which was a tuberculoma without active pulmonary disease. Cardiac tuberculoma is rare and usually involves the pericardium. Myocardial involvement is a very rare occurrence.
authors.affiliation: Rajaie Interventional Cardiovascular Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. momtahen@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mahmoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Momtahen
authors.forename: Nader
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Givtaj
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ojaghi
authors.forename: Shabnam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Momtahen
authors.forename: Nooshin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Almasi
authors.forename: Amir J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Momtahen
mesh_terms: D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D014381:Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*