Right atrial myxoma mimicking tricuspid stenosis.
A 62-year-old man presented to the cardiology clinic with symptoms of fatigue, shortness of breath and swelling in the abdomen and legs. A pedunculated mobile mass with a short stalk in the right atrium was found to originate from the inferior vena caval opening and prolapse into the right ventricle through a tricuspid valve during diastole in echocardiography. The patient was referred to our department and surgery was planned for right atrial myxomas diagnosis. The mass with surrounding tissue was surgically removed using the cardiopulmonary bypass method. No postoperative complications were seen in the currently asymptomatic patient who is still under our follow-up schedule.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Derince Training and Research Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey.
Hüseyin
H
Şaşkın
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Derince Training and Research Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey.
Çağrı
Ç
Düzyol
Department of Cardiology; Derince Training and Research Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey.
Kazım Serhan
KS
Özcan
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Derince Training and Research Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey.
Rezan
R
Aksoy
D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014264:Tricuspid Valve Stenosis / Q000473:pathology