Unexpected Pathologic Diagnosis of the Mitral Valvular Mass.
10.4250/jcu.2015.23.4.271
- Author:
Su A KIM
1
;
Seong Mi PARK
;
Seong Ho HWANG
;
Mi Na KIM
;
Ho Sung SON
;
Wan Joo SHIM
Author Information
1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cheil General Hospital, Dankook University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cardiac mass;
Infective endocarditis;
Cerebral infarction
- MeSH:
Cerebral Infarction;
Diagnosis*;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Endocarditis;
Humans;
Middle Aged
- From:Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
2015;23(4):271-273
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 59-year-old man with multifocal cerebral infarction was found to have the large obstructive mitral valvular mass. Although benign tumor was under suspicion before surgery, he was finally diagnosed as chronic infective endocarditis by microscopic evaluation. The precise diagnosis and the proper management of a cardiac mass are very important since even the benign tumor may cause fatal complications. However, primary cardiac mass has the broad spectrum from pseudo-tumor to malignancy and the differential diagnosis using non-invasive methods is not easy even with the currently available imaging techniques.
