title: Interventricular septal mass in a patient with cardiac sarcoidosis.
abstract: Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous disease that may involve multiple organ systems. The prognosis of sarcoidosis is influenced by the presence and severity of cardiac lesions. Thinning of the wall in the ventricular septum has often been reported, whereas an interventricular septal mass is rare. We describe a case of cardiac sarcoidosis resulting in a myocardial mass in the basal portion of the interventricular septum that was sensitive to corticosteroid treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Examination and Diagnostics, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, Japan.
authors.forename: Mio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uchida
authors.forename: Tetsuji
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shinohara
authors.forename: Naohiko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Tetsunori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saikawa
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D054537:Atrioventricular Block / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography; D054088:Ventricular Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones