title: A giant right atrial myxoma with pulmonary arterial hypertension.
abstract: Here we report a case of a right atrial mass that morphology mimicking myxoma, in a young patient with no past medical history. The mass was pathologically confirmed to be symptomatic and surgical removal was successfully done.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Habib Thameur Public Hospital, Bab El Fallah, Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Ihsen
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zairi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Habib Thameur Public Hospital, Bab El Fallah, Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Khadija
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mzoughi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Habib Thameur Public Hospital, Bab El Fallah, Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Zouhayer
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jnifene
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Habib Thameur Public Hospital, Bab El Fallah, Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Sana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fennira
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Habib Thameur Public Hospital, Bab El Fallah, Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Fathia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ben Moussa
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Habib Thameur Public Hospital, Bab El Fallah, Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Sofiene
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kammoun
authors.affiliation: Departement of Cardio Vascular Surgery, La Rabta Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Mohamed Mounir
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Dhiab
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Habib Thameur Public Hospital, Bab El Fallah, Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Sondos
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kraiem
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology*; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Atrial myxoma; cardiac tumors; surgery