Abstract
Atrial dissection is an uncommon entity, defined as a gap from the mitral or tricuspid annular area to the interatrial septum or atrial wall, creating a new chamber with or without communication into the true left or right atrium. We present the interesting images of an atrial dissection-like appearance in the right atrium, which was actually caused by an ileus due to metastatic renal cell carcinoma in a 82-year-old man. The causes of true atrial dissection were also briefly discussed.
MeSH terms
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Aged, 80 and over
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Carcinoma, Renal Cell / complications*
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Carcinoma, Renal Cell / secondary
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Colonic Neoplasms / complications*
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Colonic Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Colonic Neoplasms / secondary
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Echocardiography
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Fatal Outcome
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Heart Atria*
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Heart Rupture / diagnostic imaging
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Heart Rupture / etiology*
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Heart Rupture / physiopathology
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Humans
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Ileus / complications*
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Ileus / diagnosis
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Kidney Neoplasms / complications*
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Kidney Neoplasms / pathology
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Male
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed