A 50-year-old man with incidental cardiac mass.

Heart

Omaha, Nebraska, USA.

Published: February 2017

AI Article Synopsis

  • A 50-year-old man with a history of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation underwent a transoesophageal echocardiogram, revealing an echo lucent mass in the heart.
  • The mass showed no blood flow and was found to be a thin-walled structure on a CT scan, located at the heart's interatrial septum.
  • The question posed is to identify the most likely diagnosis from a list of options including atrial myxoma, bronchogenic cyst, cardiac angiosarcoma, and hydatid cyst.

Article Abstract

Clinical Introduction: A 50-year-old white male with a history of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation presented for transoesophageal echocardiogram prior to atrial fibrillation ablation. However, an echo lucent mass was noted (figure 1A). Colour Doppler and contrast administration showed no flow across the mass or the interatrial septum (see online supplementary videos 1 and 2). CT of the chest demonstrated a thin-walled, well-demarcated mass in the inferior border of the fossa ovalis protruding into the left atrium (figure 1B).

Question: Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis? Atrial myxomaBronchogenic cystCardiac angiosarcomaHydatid cyst.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2016-310337DOI Listing

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