Aortic Dissection Masquerading as Right Atrial Tumor.
10.4070/kcj.1985.15.3.513
- Author:
Bong Kwan SEO
;
Myoung Don OH
;
Wang Seoung RYU
;
Young Bae PARK
;
Yun Shik CHOI
;
Young Woo LEE
;
Jae Hyung PARK
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Angiocardiography;
Aorta;
Aortography;
Constriction, Pathologic;
Heart Atria;
Pulmonary Artery
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
1985;15(3):513-517
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Aortic dissection is clinically suspected from the typical symptoms and signs and may be confirmed by computed tomography or aortography. But atypical presentations can be seen in a minority of cases, such as SVC syndrome, right pulmonary artery stenosis etc. We present a case which was initially suspected to be a right atrial tumor because of a large filling defect in the right atrium on radionuclide angiocardiography but finally confirmed to be dissection of ascending aorta by computed tomography.
