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Synchronous Left Ventricular and Endocranial Mass
Myocardial cysts represent a miscellaneous and infrequent spectrum of conditions, with each of them coming from a different etiological background. Congenital myocardial cysts, neoplasia, cysts of infectious origin (bacterial, viral, or parasitic), and cardiac pathologies that may fake cystic conten...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10586335/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37868326 http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/jmc4153 |
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author | Tsokkou, Cornelia Mitsis, Andreas Christodoulou, Evi Avraamides, Panayiotis Sakellaropoulos, Stefanos |
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description | Myocardial cysts represent a miscellaneous and infrequent spectrum of conditions, with each of them coming from a different etiological background. Congenital myocardial cysts, neoplasia, cysts of infectious origin (bacterial, viral, or parasitic), and cardiac pathologies that may fake cystic content are all encompassed in this group. Although most patients are asymptomatic, some may occasionally present with obstruction, valvular dysfunction, or heart failure. Even more uncommon is the coexistence of a myocardial cyst with other extracardiac locations causing extracardiac symptoms. In this direction, the coexistence of a myocardial and endocranial cyst is extremely rare and can cause symptomatology from the affected organs (e.g., seizures). Cardiac investigation in this context is mainly dependent on non-invasive diagnostic modalities, and laboratory procedures. In this case report, we present a 26-year-old Congolese male admitted with dyspnea and epileptic seizures. Echocardiography revealed left ventricular and both mitral and tricuspid valve dysfunction and the presence of two myocardial cysts, while brain computed tomography showed an additional frontal cystic lesion. A precise diagnostic workup with a combination of non-invasive imaging, laboratory results, and epidemiology data assisted the diagnosis and guided the most suitable therapeutic choice. |
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spelling | pubmed-105863352023-10-20 Synchronous Left Ventricular and Endocranial Mass Tsokkou, Cornelia Mitsis, Andreas Christodoulou, Evi Avraamides, Panayiotis Sakellaropoulos, Stefanos J Med Cases Case Report Myocardial cysts represent a miscellaneous and infrequent spectrum of conditions, with each of them coming from a different etiological background. Congenital myocardial cysts, neoplasia, cysts of infectious origin (bacterial, viral, or parasitic), and cardiac pathologies that may fake cystic content are all encompassed in this group. Although most patients are asymptomatic, some may occasionally present with obstruction, valvular dysfunction, or heart failure. Even more uncommon is the coexistence of a myocardial cyst with other extracardiac locations causing extracardiac symptoms. In this direction, the coexistence of a myocardial and endocranial cyst is extremely rare and can cause symptomatology from the affected organs (e.g., seizures). Cardiac investigation in this context is mainly dependent on non-invasive diagnostic modalities, and laboratory procedures. In this case report, we present a 26-year-old Congolese male admitted with dyspnea and epileptic seizures. Echocardiography revealed left ventricular and both mitral and tricuspid valve dysfunction and the presence of two myocardial cysts, while brain computed tomography showed an additional frontal cystic lesion. A precise diagnostic workup with a combination of non-invasive imaging, laboratory results, and epidemiology data assisted the diagnosis and guided the most suitable therapeutic choice. Elmer Press 2023-10 2023-10-13 /pmc/articles/PMC10586335/ /pubmed/37868326 http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/jmc4153 Text en Copyright 2023, Tsokkou et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 4.0 International License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Tsokkou, Cornelia Mitsis, Andreas Christodoulou, Evi Avraamides, Panayiotis Sakellaropoulos, Stefanos Synchronous Left Ventricular and Endocranial Mass |
title | Synchronous Left Ventricular and Endocranial Mass |
title_full | Synchronous Left Ventricular and Endocranial Mass |
title_fullStr | Synchronous Left Ventricular and Endocranial Mass |
title_full_unstemmed | Synchronous Left Ventricular and Endocranial Mass |
title_short | Synchronous Left Ventricular and Endocranial Mass |
title_sort | synchronous left ventricular and endocranial mass |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10586335/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37868326 http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/jmc4153 |
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