Giant floating thrombus localized in the ascending aorta

We report the case of a 32-year-old male patient with symptoms of cerebrovascular accident manifesting with dysarthria. A transesophageal echocardiogram showed a floating mass localized in the ascending aorta, and a multislice computed tomography evaluation confirmed the diagnosis. With a comprehens...

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Published inThe Heart surgery forum Vol. 13; no. 3; p. E195
Main Authors Akyildiz, Mahmut, Zorman, Yilmaz, Aksoy, Tamer, Yilmazer, Mustafa S, Erturk, Esra, Onar, Cagatay L, Midi, Ahmet
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.06.2010
Subjects
Adult
Aorta - diagnostic imaging
Aorta - pathology
Aorta - surgery
Echocardiography
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Humans
Male
Thrombosis - diagnosis
Thrombosis - diagnostic imaging
Thrombosis - pathology
Thrombosis - surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography, Doppler
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Summary:We report the case of a 32-year-old male patient with symptoms of cerebrovascular accident manifesting with dysarthria. A transesophageal echocardiogram showed a floating mass localized in the ascending aorta, and a multislice computed tomography evaluation confirmed the diagnosis. With a comprehensive assessment of the mass, we decided on surgical intervention. A pedunculated and fragile mass was seen just near the right coronary ostium. The measured dimensions were 7.7 x 1.0 x 1.5 cm. The removed mass has been analyzed histopathologically and found to be the cause of the neurologic findings with an uncertain underlying etiology.
ISSN:1522-6662
DOI:10.1532/HSF98.20091072