Left Atrial Mass with Stalk: Thrombus or Myxoma?.
10.4250/jcu.2010.18.4.154
- Author:
Kyeong Hee JANG
1
;
Dae Hee SHIN
;
Changkun LEE
;
Jin Kun JANG
;
Sangsig CHEONG
;
San Yong YOO
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Gangneung Asan Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Gangneung, Korea. drshin@ulsan.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Left atrium;
Thrombus;
Myxoma;
Stalk;
Atrial fibrillation
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Atrial Fibrillation;
Atrial Septum;
Echocardiography;
Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional;
Emergencies;
Female;
Heart Atria;
Heparin;
Humans;
Infarction;
Middle Aged;
Mitral Valve Stenosis;
Myxoma;
Thrombosis
- From:Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
2010;18(4):154-156
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 63-year-old female was presented to emergency room with an abdominal pain. The patient had moderate mitral valve stenosis and atrial fibrillation. Abdominal computed tomography revealed right renal infarction. Transthoracic echocardiography showed a large mobile mass in the left atrium. Transesophageal two-and three-dimensional echocardiography showed a large mobile ovoid mass with a narrow stalk attached to the left atrial septum. It was thought to be a myxoma rather than thrombus. Anticoagulation with heparin was continued. When the operation was performed, there was no mass in the left atrium. It must be a thrombus and melt away.
