Enlarged Right Atrium Falsely Interpreted as a Mediastinal Mass: A Case Report

Document Type : Image in Cardio-Thoracic Medicine

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1 Anesthesiologist, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

2 Radiologist, Medical Imaging Research Center, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

3 Resident of Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

4 Cardiac Surgeon, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

Abstract

Right atrial dilation due to left heart disease is a common complication among adults. The present review aimed to describe a case of massively dilated right atrium in a female patient presenting with valvular heart disease and no atrial fibrillation. The results of chest X-ray revealed a large opacity filling the lower right hemithorax, falsely interpreted as a mediastinal mass. During the transesophageal echocardiography, severe enlargement of the right atrium was detected, and open mitral and tricuspid valve replacements were performed successfully.

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  1. Gomes S, Wolfenden H, Lambros J. Giant right atrium in an adult: case report of a rare condition. Heart Lung Circ. 2012; 21(1):50-2.
Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine
Volume 3, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
September 2015
Pages 353-354

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