Invasion of lung mesenchymal chondrosarcoma into the left atrium via the pulmonary vein detected on transoesophageal echocardiography | Zendy

Tat W. Koh | Zendy

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Invasion of lung mesenchymal chondrosarcoma into the left atrium via the pulmonary vein detected on transoesophageal echocardiography

Author(s) -

Tat W. Koh

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

european heart journal - cardiovascular imaging

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2047-2412

pISSN - 2047-2404

DOI - 10.1093/ejechocard/jer068

Subject(s) - medicine , left atrium , lung , cardiology , pulmonary vein , radiology , mesenchymal stem cell , pathology , atrial fibrillation , ablation

A patient with a right upper lobe lung mass presented with a stroke and peripheral embolism. A left atrial mass prolapsing through the mitral valve was seen on transthoracic echocardiogram, but it remained undiagnosed. Transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) enabled the origin of the left atrial mass ( Panels A and B , Supplementary data, Video 1 ) to be traced to the right upper pulmonary vein. Doppler interrogation of the right upper pulmonary vein suggested a total occlusion. The elongated, multilobular, friable appearance, and the origin of the mass from …

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