What’s that in the right atrium?
Author(s) -
Tom Kai Ming Wang,
Niels van Pelt
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international cardiovascular forum journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2410-2636
pISSN - 2409-3424
DOI - 10.17987/icfj.v16i0.569
Subject(s) - interatrial septum , medicine , right atrium , transesophageal echocardiogram , intracardiac injection , transthoracic echocardiogram , left atrium , radiology , cardiology , ventricle , atrium (architecture) , atrial fibrillation
We present an interesting case of a middle-aged male patient with recent diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, who underwent a staging CT scan that revealed hypoattenuated lesions in the right atrium initially suspicious of thrombi. They were not evidence on transthoracic echocardiography, but the transesophageal echocardiogram showed a large mobile mass infiltrating and extending the right atrium, interatrial septum and aortic root. This case further illustrates the excellent sensitivity and specificity of transesophageal echocardiography for intracardiac masses but also the importance of multimodality cardiac imaging to reach a diagnosis and guide management.
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