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Bilocular atrial malignant mesenchymoma causing mitral and localized pulmonary vein flow obstruction: diagnosis by transoesophageal echocardiography
- Source :
- European Heart Journal. 13:1585-1588
- Publication Year :
- 1992
- Publisher :
- Oxford University Press (OUP), 1992.
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Abstract
- Cardiac malignant mesenchymoma is an extremely rare malignancy with poor prognosis. We report a patient presenting with a history and clinical findings typical of mitral stenosis. Transthoracic echocardiography showed a mass on the thickened posterior mitral leaflet. Transoesophageal echocardiography revealed two tumoural masses: one on the atrial side of the posterior mitral leaflet causing mitral obstruction, the other arising in the region of the right lower pulmonary vein orifice and obstructing inflow through this vein.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Hypertension, Pulmonary
Constriction, Pathologic
Malignant Mesenchymoma
Pulmonary vein
Heart Neoplasms
Mesenchymoma
Mitral valve stenosis
Internal medicine
medicine
Humans
Mitral Valve Stenosis
Heart Atria
cardiovascular diseases
Esophagus
Atrium (heart)
business.industry
Myocardium
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Pulmonary hypertension
Stenosis
medicine.anatomical_structure
Echocardiography
Pulmonary Veins
cardiovascular system
Cardiology
Female
Radiology
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15229645 and 0195668X
- Volume :
- 13
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- European Heart Journal
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....81b4d8bfbc7634c5926473d1ab6f3029