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10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2015.11533
A rare myxoma in the right ventricular outflow tract
Demet Menekşe Gerede1, Aydan Ongun1, Serkan Durdu2, Aynur Acıbuca1, İrem Dinçer1
1Departments of Cardiology, Medical Faculty of Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
2Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical Faculty of Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2015.11533
A 71-year-old man was admitted to our hospital for routine
cardiac evaluation. Transthoracic echocardiography upon
cardiac murmur showed a 1.9x2.9 cm right ventricular
mass, protruding into the pulmonary artery during
systole. Although the mass caused a maximal resting
outflow gradient of 22 mmHg due to the obstruction
of the pulmonary artery during systole, the patient
was asymptomatic. Transesophageal echocardiography
indicated a suspicious diagnosis of the right ventricular
myxoma. The surgical excision of the intracardiac mass
was scheduled due to an increased risk of embolism. The
histopathological diagnosis was myxoma.
Keywords : Myxoma; right ventricle; three-dimensional echocardiography
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