Cardiac varix in the right atrium.
A 73-year old man underwent transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography and computed tomography, which revealed what appeared to be an asymptomatic primary mobile tumour located in the right atrium. During surgery, the mass was found to be associated with the right atrial septum and was subsequently resected. Histopathology of the mass revealed a cardiac varix with phleboliths. The patient had an uneventful postoperative course and no signs of recurrence at the 10-month follow-up.
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Saitama Red Cross Hospital, Saitama, Japan. manabu@omiya.jichi.ac.jp
Manabu
M
Shiraishi
Chieri
C
Kimura
Atsushi
A
Yamaguchi
Hideo
H
Adachi
D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery