Mesothelioma of the atrioventricular node: first successful follow-up after excision

S Balasundaram; S A Halees; C Duran

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.eurheartj.a060242

Mesothelioma of the atrioventricular node: first successful follow-up after excision

Eur Heart J. 1992 May;13(5):718-9. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.eurheartj.a060242.

Authors

S Balasundaram¹, S A Halees, C Duran

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

PMID: 1618217
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.eurheartj.a060242

Abstract

Mesothelioma of atrioventricular nodes may cause congenital heart block and diagnosis is usually confirmed at post-mortem. Awareness of the possibility of the development of this tumour and selective coronary arteriography may help to diagnose this in life.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Atrioventricular Node / pathology
Atrioventricular Node / surgery*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Block / etiology
Heart Block / surgery*
Heart Neoplasms / complications
Heart Neoplasms / pathology
Heart Neoplasms / rehabilitation
Heart Neoplasms / surgery*
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / complications
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / pathology
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / surgery*
Humans
Mesothelioma / complications
Mesothelioma / pathology
Mesothelioma / rehabilitation
Mesothelioma / surgery*