title: A giant right atrial villous myxoma with simultaneous pulmonary embolism.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Primary cardiac tumors are rare and approximately three quarters of them are benign and up to half of the benign tumors are myxomas. Right atrial villous myxoma with pulmonary embolism is an unusual apparition.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 29 year-old male was admitted to our outpatient clinic with progressive exertional dyspnea, chest pain and intermittent feeling faint. A giant right atrial villous mobile mass was detected by means of transthoracic echocardiography. To exclude possible pulmonary embolism, chest computed tomography scan was performed and showed filling defects in the branch of the pulmonary artery. The mass was totally resected.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  RA villous myxoma is a rare subtype in an unusual location with high potential of pulmonary embolism. Early surgery for villous myxoma has a great importance in order to reduce the risk of pulmonary embolism.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  3D TEE should be a sufficient technique for diagnosis and evoluation of shape, size and origin of the cardiac mass an adequate guide to surgical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Bezmialem Vakif University, 34093 Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: cemalettinaydin1@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Cemalettin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aydın
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Bezmialem Vakif University, 34093 Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Abdurrahman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taşal
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Bezmialem Vakif University, 34093 Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yasin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ay
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Bezmialem Vakif University, 34093 Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet Akif
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Vatankulu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Bezmialem Vakif University, 34093 Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bekir
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Inan
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Bezmialem Vakif University, 34093 Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bacaksız
keywords: Pulmonary embolism; Villous myxoma