Skip Navigation



European Journal of Echocardiography Advance Access published online on December 9, 2008
European Journal of Echocardiography, doi:10.1093/ejechocard/jen310
This Article
Right arrow Full Text
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Supplementary Data
Right arrow All Versions of this Article:
10/2/365    most recent
jen310v1
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My Personal Archive
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Right arrow Disclaimer
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Calleja, A. C. M.
Right arrow Articles by Chaliki, H. P.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Calleja, A. C. M.
Right arrow Articles by Chaliki, H. P.
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us  
What's this?

Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author 2008. For permissions please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

Contrast-enhanced right atrial mass: tumour or thrombus?

Anna Corazon M. Calleja, Mohsen S. Alharthi, Bijoy K. Khandheria and Hari P. Chaliki*

Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 13400 E. Shea Boulevard, Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USA

Received 3 November 2008; accepted after revision 10 November 2008.

* Corresponding author. Tel: +1 480 301 8375; fax: +1 480 301 8018. E-mail address: chaliki.hari{at}mayo.edu


  Abstract

We present a case of a 61-year-old female diagnosed with soft-tissue fibrosarcoma of the shoulder with a right atrial mass on transthoracic echocardiogram. To further assess the mass, contrast transoesophageal echo was performed. The mass was highly considered to be a thrombus due to the presence of multiple risk factors: atrial fibrillation, catheter use, and pulmonary embolism. However, a metastatic fibrosarcoma could not be excluded, given its enhancement with echo contrast. Finally, it was proved to be a thrombus with its rapid resolution while on anticoagulation. Therefore, it should be noted that in rare circumstances, thrombus may show enhancement with echo contrast and one needs to integrate all of the patient information to arrive at the correct diagnosis.

Keywords: Contrast echocardiography; Right atrium; Fibrosarcoma


Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us    What's this?




Disclaimer: Please note that abstracts for content published before 1996 were created through digital scanning and may therefore not exactly replicate the text of the original print issues. All efforts have been made to ensure accuracy, but the Publisher will not be held responsible for any remaining inaccuracies. If you require any further clarification, please contact our Customer Services Department.