Atrial Blood Cyst: A Rare Tumor in an Adult
10.4326/jjcvs.34.37
- VernacularTitle:成人に発症した右房壁発生血液嚢腫の１治験例
- Author:
Takashi Ando
;
Haruo Makuuchi
;
Keita Kikuchi
;
Hiroshi Murakami
;
Makoto Oono
;
Mamoru Tadokoro
;
Masahiro Hoshikawa
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
2005;34(1):37-39
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
A regular check-up in a 69-year-old man showed normal blood chemistry values, except for elevated value of liver enzymes and inflammatory reactions. A computed tomography scan (CT) of the abdomen revealed a normal appearance of the liver, pancreas and spleen, but incidentally showed a tumor in the right atrium. The tumor (a blood cyst which contained white thrombus) was successfully excised. Blood cysts of the heart are extremely rare in adults. These tumors are incidently found at autopsy on cardiac valves in approximately 50% of infants under 2 months of age. The blood cyst in this case arose from the right atrial wall, which is also quite rare.
