Prolapsing giant right atrial myxoma in a young male presenting as pulmonary embolism. Issue 4 (12th March 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Singh, Bhupinder; Gupta, Rajiv Kumar; Tandon, Rohit; Soni, Ankita; Kaur, Harpreet; Mohan, Bishav; Wander, Gurpreet S.
• Is Part Of: Echocardiography. Volume 39:Issue 4(2022)
• Page Start: 645
• Page End: 646
• Publication Date: 2022-03-12
• Subjects: cardiac myxoma -- pulmonary embolism -- right atrium; Echocardiography -- Periodicals; Echocardiography -- Periodicals; 616.1207543
• DOI: 10.1111/echo.15335
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0742-2822

Abstract

Abstract: A 22‐year male presented with complaints of dyspnea. Multimodality imaging revealed a polypoidal right atrial mass with submassive pulmonary embolism. The patient underwent urgent surgery. The pathological examination confirmed it as cardiac myxoma. Cardiac myxoma, a most common primary cardiac tumor, is commonly found in the left atrium. The right atrium is an uncommon site and the usual mode of presentation is the tumor or thrombus embolization to the pulmonary circulation.