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Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis associated with cancer of unknown origin complicated with thrombus in the left auricular appendage: case report.


ABSTRACT: A 63-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a complaint of right lateroabdominal pain. He was diagnosed with metastatic colon cancer, and then developed multiple brain embolic infarctions 7 days after admission. Transesophageal echocardiography showed that mobile, echo-dense masses were attached to the anterior and posterior mitral valve leaflet. Furthermore, there was a thrombus in the left auricular appendage despite sinus rhythm. These findings led to a diagnosis of suspected infectious endocarditis with subsequent multiple brain infarctions. The patient's general condition worsened and he died 13 days after admission. An autopsy was performed, and, while poorly differentiated cancer was observed in multiple organs, no primary tumor could be identified. Histological analysis showed that the masses of the mitral valve consisted mainly of fibrin without bacteria or oncocytes. This patient was therefore diagnosed with nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis associated with cancer of unknown origin complicated with thrombus in the left auricular appendage.

SUBMITTER: Norisada K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3053217 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis associated with cancer of unknown origin complicated with thrombus in the left auricular appendage: case report.

Norisada Kazuko K   Tanaka Hidekazu H   Onishi Tetsuari T   Kaneko Akihiro A   Tsuji Takayuki T   Yamawaki Kohei K   Ryo Keiko K   Tatsumi Kazuhiro K   Matsumoto Kensuke K   Miura Natsuko N   Saegusa Jun J   Morinaga Yukiko Y   Hara Shigeo S   Kawai Hiroya H   Hirata Ken-Ichi K  

Cardiovascular ultrasound 20110228


A 63-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a complaint of right lateroabdominal pain. He was diagnosed with metastatic colon cancer, and then developed multiple brain embolic infarctions 7 days after admission. Transesophageal echocardiography showed that mobile, echo-dense masses were attached to the anterior and posterior mitral valve leaflet. Furthermore, there was a thrombus in the left auricular appendage despite sinus rhythm. These findings led to a diagnosis of suspected infectio  ...[more]

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