Vol 65, No 5 (2007)
Other
Published online: 2007-06-01
Case reports
Abscess of the mitral annulus mimicking left atrial tumour – case report
DOI: 10.33963/v.kp.80914
Kardiol Pol 2007;65(5):571-574.
Abstract
A case of a 50-year-old female with hypertension and diabetes, admitted to the hospital due to echocardiographically detected left atrial tumour, is presented. Differential diagnosis included thrombus, myxoma and infectious tumour. The patient underwent surgery. Histopathological examination revealed the presence of an abscess in the left atrium. This report underlines the difficulties in the diagnosis of cardiac tumours.
Keywords: left atrial tumourextraction of a toothchronic endocardidtis
