Asymptomatic schwannoma of the heart

We present a case of an asymptomatic right atrial mass detected on a screening ECHO. Pre-operative imaging and intraoperative frozen section suggested an atrial myxoma, but the extracardiac nature of the mass and its adherence to the right superior pulmonary vein and interatrial septum were inconsis...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Early, Sarah A, McGuinness, Jonathan, Galvin, John, Kennedy, Maria, Hurley, John
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1766349/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17201932
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-2-1
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Sumario:We present a case of an asymptomatic right atrial mass detected on a screening ECHO. Pre-operative imaging and intraoperative frozen section suggested an atrial myxoma, but the extracardiac nature of the mass and its adherence to the right superior pulmonary vein and interatrial septum were inconsistent with this. Detailed histological assessment confirmed the diagnosis of atrial schwannoma. Limited case reports have shown complete resection is curative.

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