Giant right atrial myxoma: characterization with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

Clin Imaging. 2010 May-Jun;34(3):231-3. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2009.06.027.

Abstract

A 53-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a 2-week history of dyspnoea and chest pain. Computed tomography pulmonary angiography was performed to exclude acute pulmonary embolism (PE). This demonstrated a large right atrial mass and no evidence of PE. Transthoracic echocardiography followed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging confirmed a mobile right atrial mass. Surgical resection was then performed confirming a giant right atrial myxoma. We describe the typical clinical, radiologic, and pathologic features of right atrial myxoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Heart Atria / pathology*
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine / methods*
  • Middle Aged
  • Myxoma / diagnosis*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*