Asymptomatic schwannoma of the heart

We present a case of an asymptomatic right atrial mass detected on a screening ECHO. Pre-operative imaging and intraoperative frozen section suggested an atrial myxoma, but the extracardiac nature of the mass and its adherence to the right superior pulmonary vein and interatrial septum were inconsis...

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Published inJournal of cardiothoracic surgery Vol. 2; no. 1; p. 1
Main Authors Early, Sarah A, McGuinness, Jonathan, Galvin, John, Kennedy, Maria, Hurley, John
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BioMed Central Ltd 04.01.2007
BioMed Central
BMC
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Case Report
Heart Atria
Heart Neoplasms - complications
Heart Neoplasms - diagnosis
Heart Neoplasms - surgery
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neurilemmoma - complications
Neurilemmoma - diagnosis
Neurilemmoma - surgery
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Summary:We present a case of an asymptomatic right atrial mass detected on a screening ECHO. Pre-operative imaging and intraoperative frozen section suggested an atrial myxoma, but the extracardiac nature of the mass and its adherence to the right superior pulmonary vein and interatrial septum were inconsistent with this. Detailed histological assessment confirmed the diagnosis of atrial schwannoma. Limited case reports have shown complete resection is curative.
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ISSN:1749-8090
1749-8090
DOI:10.1186/1749-8090-2-1