Peritricuspid annular prostate pellet. Issue 2 (11th February 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: O'Sullivan, Bryan; Tanner, Richard; Kelly, Peter; Fahy, Gerard
• Is Part Of: BMJ case reports. Volume 14:Issue 2(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-02-11
• Subjects: cardiovascular medicine -- urology -- prostate cancer -- radiotherapy; Medicine -- Case studies -- Periodicals; 610.5
• DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-238076
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1757-790X

Abstract

Abstract : A 75-year-old was treated for prostate adenocarcinoma with brachytherapy in September 2018. A routine follow-up chest radiograph 3 months later revealed a metallic object of the same dimensions as a brachytherapy pellet located in the right ventricle. Further imaging showed the brachtherapy pellet was located in the anterobasal right ventricular endocardium close to the tricuspid valve. Frequent asymptomatic premature ventricular contractions were observed with likely origin from the left ventricular outflow tract, an area remote from the site of the pellet. The patient remains asymptomatic and subsequent imaging shows that the position of the pellet has not changed.