TY - JOUR
T1 - Surgical Treatment for Pulmonary Embolization of a Right Atrial Myxoma
AU - Merli, Vera N.
AU - Dell'Oglio, Sonia
AU - Grazioli, Valentina
AU - Monterosso, Cristian
AU - Vanini, Benedetta
AU - Gori, Mauro
AU - Quarta, Giovanni
AU - D'Armini, Andrea M.
PY - 2019/4/1
Y1 - 2019/4/1
N2 - We report the case of a woman with pulmonary embolism due to a cardiac mass. Echocardiography, computed tomography scan, and cardiac magnetic resonance raised the suspicion of right atrial myxoma and confirmed the presence of pulmonary embolism. The patient was sent to the University of Pavia School of Medicine, where the atrial myxoma was excised, and, using interrupted periods of circulatory arrest, extraction of the myxoma emboli from the pulmonary arteries was performed. No adjuvant chemotherapy was required as surgical treatment is an effective therapy in cases of pulmonary embolism of a benign neoplastic mass.
AB - We report the case of a woman with pulmonary embolism due to a cardiac mass. Echocardiography, computed tomography scan, and cardiac magnetic resonance raised the suspicion of right atrial myxoma and confirmed the presence of pulmonary embolism. The patient was sent to the University of Pavia School of Medicine, where the atrial myxoma was excised, and, using interrupted periods of circulatory arrest, extraction of the myxoma emboli from the pulmonary arteries was performed. No adjuvant chemotherapy was required as surgical treatment is an effective therapy in cases of pulmonary embolism of a benign neoplastic mass.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.07.095
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.07.095
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85063028038
VL - 107
SP - e245-e246
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
SN - 0003-4975
IS - 4
ER -