Left atrial tumour mimicking pulmonary embolism

H. R. Rutter; M. C. Horrigan; M. G. Britton; Eric Seal

doi:10.1016/S0954-6111(97)90091-3

Left atrial tumour mimicking pulmonary embolism

H. R. Rutter, M. C. Horrigan, M. G. Britton, Eric Seal

St. Peter's Hospital, Chertsey

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Abstract

Primary cardiac tumours have been described as great imitators. They are rare, and clinical presentations are diverse. Diagnosis is usually made by two-dimensional echocardiography. The present case report describes a case where a left atrial fibrosarcoma eluded diagnosis by echocardiography, and was eventually demonstrated by computed tomography. Management was complicated by the presence of persistent mismatch demonstrated by ventilation-perfusion lung scans. The likely mechanism underlying this phenomenon is discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	562-564
Number of pages	3
Journal	Respiratory Medicine
Volume	91
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0954-6111(97)90091-3
Publication status	Published - 1997

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Seal, E C Rutter, H R Horrigan, M C Britton, M G eng Case Reports ENGLAND 1998/01/31 Respir Med. 1997 Oct;91(9):562-4.

Keywords

Aged Diagnosis, Differential Echocardiography Female Heart Atria Heart Neoplasms/*radiography/radionuclide imaging/ultrasonography Humans Lung/radionuclide imaging Pulmonary Embolism/*diagnosis Sarcoma/*radiography/radionuclide imaging/ultrasonography Tomography, X-Ray Computed Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio

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Left atrial tumour mimicking pulmonary embolism

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