A Case of Cardiac Lymphangioma Presenting as a Cystic Mass in the Right Atrium.
10.3349/ymj.2007.48.6.1043
- Author:
Shin Jae KIM
1
;
Eun Seok SHIN
;
Seon Woon KIM
;
Je Kyoun SHIN
;
Jong Pil CHEONG
;
Young Min KIM
;
Sang Gon LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan, Korea. kimsc226@lycos.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cystic lymphangioma;
heart neoplasms;
contrast echocardiography;
right atrium
- MeSH:
Adult;
Breast Neoplasms/complications/pathology;
Cysts/etiology/pathology;
Echocardiography, Transesophageal;
Female;
Heart Atria;
Heart Neoplasms/complications/*diagnosis/surgery;
Humans;
Lymphangioma/complications/*diagnosis/surgery;
Myocardium/*pathology;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2007;48(6):1043-1047
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 44-year-old woman underwent surgery for an asymptomatic primary tumor of the heart located in the right atrium. The tumor was detected incidentally during follow-up computed tomography for a resected breast cancer. The mass, lying along the lower portion of the right atrial septum, was homogenous and cystic in nature, as detected by transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography. Complete resection was performed via a median sternotomy under cardiopulmonary bypass. The postoperative course was uneventful. However, the histological result was surprising: the mass was a cardiac lymphangioma.
