Open AccessRight Atrial Mass: An Accidental Echocardiographic Finding
Author(s) -
Ibrahim Aliyu,
Safiya Gambo
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
heart india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2321-6638
pISSN - 2321-449X
DOI - 10.4103/2321-449x.153284
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , intracardiac injection , presentation (obstetrics) , cardiac tumors , right atrium , cardiology , accidental , heart atrium , population , atrium (architecture) , pediatrics , surgery , atrial fibrillation , physics , environmental health , acoustics
Intracardiac tumors are rare and may be primary or of secondary metastasis; among primary tumors are atrial myxomas; these are most common in the left atrium, affect females more and it is seen more among teenagers in pediatric population. It has varied clinical presentation, and asymptomatic cases have been reported. However, the case of a 2-year-old female with the right atrial involvement who presented with overt signs severe malnutrition is reported