1. Right atrial myxoma presenting as Budd-Chiari syndrome.
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Cujec B, Ulmer B, McKaigney JP, and Bharadwaj B
- Subjects
- Acute Disease, Adult, Budd-Chiari Syndrome surgery, Diagnosis, Differential, Heart Atria surgery, Heart Neoplasms surgery, Humans, Male, Myxoma surgery, Radiography, Thrombosis diagnosis, Thrombosis surgery, Vena Cava, Inferior diagnostic imaging, Vena Cava, Inferior surgery, Budd-Chiari Syndrome diagnosis, Heart Neoplasms diagnosis, Myxoma diagnosis
- Abstract
A 25-year-old man experienced rapidly progressing Budd-Chiari syndrome. Despite extensive radiological investigations, no atrial mass could be identified. At operation, a right atrial myxoma was found that originated from the eustachian valve and prolapsed into the inferior vena cava. Following successful removal of the myxoma, the ascites and peripheral edema resolved completely. Right atrial myxoma is a rare cardiac tumor that may present with embolic, obstructive, or constitutional signs and symptoms and is a potentially curable cause of Budd-Chiari syndrome.
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- 1987
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